Thomas D.J. Sayers

Ecologist PhD, Wildlife Ecologist with Australian Wildlife Conservancy | & freelance nature videography / photographer, shop at

[Thomas D.J. Sayers @tdjsayers]

Our latest paper details the pollination of cryptic dung mimics in Australia: ‘Dung mimicry in Typhonium (Araceae): explaining floral trait and pollinator divergence in a widespread species complex and a rare sister species’ https://t.co/koXtdzIKQp

#pollination #mimicry #araceae

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With the government not doing their bit, the role of organisations like AWC is more important than ever ⁦@awconservancy⁩ https://t.co/pYOe8HgMM4

[Claire Sayers @clairepsayers]

When you see axonemes in your own cells for the first time! 🤩

Image thanks to the Umeå Centre for Electron Microscopy 🔬
@mims_umea @UmeaUniversity

[Australian Wildlife Conservancy @awconservancy]

Happy World Lizard Day! 🦎

AWC sanctuaries and partnership areas protect 55% of Australia’s native reptile species - like this Mertens’ Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi), which was found on our Charnley River-Artesian Range Wildlife Sanctuary (the Kimberley).

🎥 T Sayers/AWC

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@srbryan @EcolSocAus It certainly is!

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https://t.co/ucA3a9G3yH

[Australian Entomological Society @Aust_Ent_Soc]

@MJSteinbauer FRES, a long-time member of the Society who has made outstanding contributions to entomology both in Australia and worldwide, is among those made redundant. The AES stands in solidarity with staff at La Trobe in this fight. We urge you to sign the petition below 👇

[Thomas D.J. Sayers @tdjsayers]

Repeating mistakes: why the plan to protect the world’s wildlife falls short https://t.co/k2lcePs7ej

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Wasps: why I love them, and why you should too https://t.co/87qZhQzJ7h

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Tiny beetle fossil reveals how insects greeted Earth's earliest flowers https://t.co/p9CCAVOlhI

[Dr James Pay @JamesMPay]

A year in the life of Ethan, the sub-adult Tasmanian #wedgetailedeagle, squished into a 30-second animation.

We started studying Ethan December 2017. Since then he has traveled over 15,000 km!

@CellTrackTech @UTAS_

[Vishnu Prahalad @vishnu_prahalad]

Feb 2021 is a notable landmark for those following #wetlands and the @RamsarConv. I wrote an article on it that has been published today in #Tasmania Mercury newspaper. Wetlands still have a PR problem and there is a long way to go for conserving them. @Sciences_UTAS

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Watch NASA’s Perseverance Rover Land on Mars! https://t.co/te259wb0F7 via @YouTube

[Thomas D.J. Sayers @tdjsayers]

Phylogenomics of peacock spiders and their kin (Salticidae: Maratus), with implications for the evolution of male courtship displays | Biological Journal of the Linnean Society | Oxford Academic https://t.co/YCyKSubmKM

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https://t.co/LnKIgZDjzP

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@mattwfielding @BirdlifeOz @BirdLifeTas @ausgeo @TassieWild @CornellBirds @abchobart @ABCscience Yeah a beautiful species with lots of character

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Male Satin Flycatcher, a summer breeding migrant to Tasmania. @BirdlifeOz @BirdLifeTas @ausgeo @TassieWild @CornellBirds @abchobart @ABCscience

[John Barron @barronjohn1946]

Hello I am brand new to Twitter, what are you guys up to

[Thomas D.J. Sayers @tdjsayers]

Bishop and Clerk Track, Maria Island Tasmania. 711m above sea level. Great to see large & very active population of swift parrots 🦜 in blue gum forest below @tasmania @ausgeo @Wilderness_Aus @abchobart @ABCscience @AusConservation @Tas_Land @nature_org

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@keefypoppet @ausgeo @Wilderness_Aus @abchobart @ABCscience @AusConservation @Tas_Land @nature_org Thanks Keith, yep looks to be the same species. Must be widespread in alpine region

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Interesting find on the weekend. Likely an undescribed species (male shown). Shot in situ on Tassie Central Plateau, alpine scrub >1100m above sea level #macro #jumpingspiders #salticidae @ausgeo @Wilderness_Aus @abchobart @ABCscience @AusConservation @Tas_Land @nature_org