Steven H. Williams

Spiders are life. Everything before and after is just waiting.
He/Him.
My views are my own.

[Steven H. Williams @gasterguy]

@eileen_westwig Woooo! Looks awesome!

[Steven H. Williams @gasterguy]

@jesswade @morethanadodo In part yes. There will be mention of this in my thesis. :-D

[Steven H. Williams @gasterguy]

@DanCr0ft @morethanadodo Seems to just be protection from predators but theses are very extreme examples. Most species have much smaller spines.

[ZoëSimmons @Pselaphacus]

Achievement unlocked: Badge of Persistence. After much hunting we got to see a real live ladybird spider, a beautiful and protected species in Hungary #ECA2018

[The Systematics Association @SystAssn]

And finally best oral presentation prizes at the #2017YSF congratulations to all the winners!

[Steven H. Williams @gasterguy]

@ZiaSca Thank you for these kind words - I had a lovely day and I will certainly come to more of these events in the future! :-)

[Ziasca @ZiaSca]

Steven Williams at #2017YSF @SystAssn on the phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Gasteracantha: beautifully coloured spiders.

[The Systematics Association @SystAssn]

Steven Williams: "Only 20 species of Gasteracantha have both female and male described" #2017YSF

[Chris Creevey @Hairy_Llama]

V. interesting talk on the Spiny Orb-weaver Spiders by Steven Williams @ #2017YSF. @DrRossPiper I think you would have enjoyed this talk

[The Systematics Association @SystAssn]

Scoring morphological characters quite a challenge for evolutionary studies in Gasteracantha. Talk by Steven Williams #2017YSF

[Ziasca @ZiaSca]

Most interesting Q&A so far! @AMAddamo engaging the scientific community with a challenge. Are we finally ready to change the name of this specie? #2017YSF @SystAssn

[The Systematics Association @SystAssn]

It’s an exciting start to today’s YSF! A broad selection of talks on phylogenetics applied across the tree of life. #2017YSF

[The Systematics Association @SystAssn]

Welcome everyone to #2017YSF! Follow us for highlights on the extraordinary talks of many young systematists!

[Steven H. Williams @gasterguy]

Brilliant silk techniques. #spiders #spiderhenge #silkhenge https://t.co/RwTzzykFh4

[Simone @51m0n3s]

Now that we know #Silkhenge is made by a spider: #Spiderhenge!
Mystery Picket Fence in Amazon Explained http://t.co/XlcOTgxA5r via @NatGeo

[Oxford University Museum of Natural History @morethanadodo]

Don't say we don't give you anything for Christmas: it's Steven's Christmas Spiders https://t.co/GwVKsbBo6u

[Oxford University Museum of Natural History @morethanadodo]

What does Christmas mean to you? To @gasterguy it means spiders: https://t.co/WBkz4AM1A7

[Scientific American @sciam]

Watch: Do spiders appear larger when you're afraid of them? https://t.co/2nQTdc24A0

[Oxford University Museum of Natural History @morethanadodo]

#OTD in 1860 the Museum hosted the Great Debate on Evolution. It may have gone (a tiny bit) like this.

[Oxford University Museum of Natural History @morethanadodo]

Thanks to @BaculumBoy @gasterguy @sbeebee & @ellena__smith for the fun making of our Great Debate video!

[Oxford University Museum of Natural History @morethanadodo]

It's @gasterguy and the Thorn Spiders, including one collected by Darwin!: https://t.co/pAdCvP9McV #OxFestNature