Emma Burns

Here for the nature chat.
Changing things up at the moment.

[Laura McDonald @laura_mcdonald_]

The University of Otago Geology Department is facing a proposed cut of 1/3 of their staff. As a past student, this is very upsetting to hear. If you have a few seconds to sign this that would be greatly appreciated.

https://t.co/L8SGzDCDpG

[Bryce McQuillan @Bryce_McQuillan]

Large stripe flatworm

Many of our flatworms glow brightly under UV, in order to observed this correctly, you do need to have a good uv torch.

Thabks to Russell Ingram-Seal for holding the uv torch.

#UV #ultraviolet #glowing #canonnz #canonr5 #canoneosr5

[Emma Burns @BurnsByProxy]

@TiffanyPang11 @NEBiolabs Nice work!

[Emma Burns @BurnsByProxy]

Just spied this. Speight’s refill bottles featuring a moa logo 100ish years back by Powely and Keast. Does this make it the original moa beer? https://t.co/Np5mTJ5u1i

[Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research @mwlr_nz]

At some point you get to know your neighbour. That goes for the feathery manu that visit your garden. Get ready for this year’s New Zealand Garden Bird Survey by learning the names of the different birds that come to your garden.
https://t.co/CRnZNYLGqY

[Emma Burns @BurnsByProxy]

@s_tassell @OtagoMuseum @docgovtnz 😉

[Emma Burns @BurnsByProxy]

After a long time @Otagomuseum (like, longer than this giant trematode from inside a sunfish), I'm moving on.

Thanks to supporters of museum natural history collections, projects, adventures and care.

Catch you up @docgovtnz Coastal Otago Office as Senior Ranger, Community.

[Emma Burns @BurnsByProxy]

@AMillerH20bear7 @laninsky @ProfGemmell Ka rawe! Great work Dr Miller.

[Veronika Meduna - is no longer here 🌏 @VeronikaMeduna]

What if we introduced the equivalent of parental leave for people who want to look after their elders in their final months so they can stay at home as long as possible? Short time of paid carer's leave, followed by unpaid, with return to same job later. Better for all involved?

[Emma Burns @BurnsByProxy]

Couple of big fish big days.

[AK_Miller @AMillerH20bear7]

Sunfish ☀️🐡 dissection day has finally come!
Hardly anything is known about elusive Hoodwinker sunfish (Mola tecta) and we aim to change that with morphology and metabarcoding (if we can find some funding 😅 )
Hear @BurnsByProxy talk about it- 11 min in: https://t.co/sfWiBJJVdW

[AK_Miller @AMillerH20bear7]

Sunfish ☀️🐡 dissection day has finally come!
Hardly anything is known about elusive Hoodwinker sunfish (Mola tecta) and we aim to change that with morphology and metabarcoding (if we can find some funding 😅 )
Hear @BurnsByProxy talk about it- 11 min in: https://t.co/sfWiBJJVdW

[Emma Burns @BurnsByProxy]

@KathrynvanBeek Congratulations!

[RNZ News @rnz_news]

Scientists find 26 new species of worm in Porirua https://t.co/sj2YLoa76I

[Emma Burns @BurnsByProxy]

The mustelid stink juice is fortified with isopropyl and the sent round the NZ to use as a deterrent or attractant in mustelid pest control.

Better living everyone!

…Except you mustelids.

[Emma Burns @BurnsByProxy]

People share amazing stories with me sometimes. Recently I talked with a colleague who has a side hustle in the “stink juice” game.

[Emma Burns @BurnsByProxy]

It’s a freaky-reaky job, so they don full body PPE tyvek suit, rubber gloves, googles, mask the whole shebang.

[Emma Burns @BurnsByProxy]

🐜 🐛 🐞 🦋 Bug Day! Is a hive of activity today for @WildDunedin at Tūhura @OtagoMuseum @OtagoEntoSoc

[Emma Burns @BurnsByProxy]

I’m not sure if we are all the way clear of the fear, but having a respect for bugs and minibeasties is the our main aim.
But anyhoo, if you’re on a similar bug journey with your kiddos, I hope some of these help.
And if you have others suggestions let me know.

[Emma Burns @BurnsByProxy]

Anyone else have kiddos with fears of bugs?
Somewhere between 1yo and 3yo the idea that bugs were terrifying, gross and dangerous crept into our daughters mind. Which was weird for us because we generally have a pretty bug positive/calm-farm attitude to bugs household.

[Emma Burns @BurnsByProxy]

We graduated to walking around the house and picking up dead insects on windowsills and the alcove. We made a little pinned collection during iso recently. She took it to daycare last week for mat time with her friends, enjoyed telling them about how soft huhu beetle fuzz is.