Cor Vink

Associate Professor of Entomology at Lincoln University

[Carlos Wetzel @CarlosEWetzel]

"Taxonomy is the science of identification. Perhaps the oldest of all sciences, as it was born with humankind, but certainly the most necessary. However, paradoxically, it is the least valued of all sciences. It is even said that it is somewhat out of fashion" 1/

[Nick @StrayDogNZ]

Newshub treating David Seymour with exactly the amount of respect he deserves by regularly using the clip of him twerking in lycra:

[A/Prof Tim Curran @TimCurran8]

The government wants to fast-track approvals of large infrastructure projects – that’s bad news for NZ’s biodiversity https://t.co/e5BIeMIhq0 via @ConversationEDU

[Adrian Paterson @Darwinnernz]

We are looking for a soil ecologist to join the Department of Pest-management and Conservation as a lecturer here at @LincolnUniNZ. Great colleagues, great students, and a great new building and labs. Check it out at :
https://t.co/o9s3hCmaGi

[Łukasz Trębicki @SpiderBiologist]

What is PCR reaction? We gathered +700 children dressed as nucleotides on the football field and recorded the PCR reaction with a drone!! You will see the results on YouTube in a few hours!! Great pleasure to be a part of BioBank UniLodz initiative!
https://t.co/6W0PDi0fos

[Cor Vink @corvink2]

@MorganeMerien 😔

[Cor Vink @corvink2]

@TimCurran8 talking to #ECOl103 students about abiotic factors at Kaitorete Spit.
The major abiotic factor was the cold!
@LincolnUniNZ

[Tauana J. Cunha @tauanajc]

Ever heard about crazy hairworms that infect insects and make them jump into water so the worm can get out and find mates?

Well, we sequenced the first genomes of this entire phylum of animals, and learned that they are even weirder than we thought!

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https://t.co/hp9VefI3Za

[Adrian Paterson @Darwinnernz]

So you want to count some spiders..... ?
Developing a future protocol for measuring spider biodiversity in pastures in New Zealand https://t.co/ev0MgLBsVZ

[Cor Vink @corvink2]

More planty fun - @TimCurran8 showing fire survival and divarication in plants to our #ECOL204 students on our evolutionary ecology field trip.
@LincolnUniNZ

[Cor Vink @corvink2]

@AnishKiwi I use the system in this paper:
Hunt R 1991. Trying an authorship index. Nature 352: 187.

[Cor Vink @corvink2]

@TimCurran8 Looks like Trichonephila edulis

[Cor Vink @corvink2]

@TaranakiSaint Cambridgea (sheetweb spider). It's probably C. folita but I can't be sure from the photo

[Entomological Society of New Zealand @NZEntoSoc]

The black tunnelweb spider has many fans, but also many wary spectators. This video may give you a change of heart? 🖤🕷️ #BugOfTheYear2023

[Lincoln University @LincolnUniNZ]

Great to see our third year ecology and soil science students out in the field, finding solutions to real-world issues and protecting biodiversity. They're at Boyle River, being guided by staff on a range of topics. Learn more about LU science programmes: https://t.co/R8jRQY40ie