Agriculture currently faces critical challenges providing for the health and wellbeing of an ever-increasing population. These exponential demands on this
Category: Invertebrates
Fishing spiders: population structure and mating dynamics
This project focuses on understanding the population structure and mating dynamics of Dolomedes species (fishing spiders) found around the Melbourne
James submits their thesis
James Coles submitted their Honours thesis on 2 June 2024. Their thesis was entitled: Adjacent refuge and microhabitat structures on
Wolf (spiders) among sheep
The La Trobe Future Landscapes (LTFL) team commenced their farm-scale natural capital accounting project in 2020. The project set out
Farmer wants a spider
In 2022 the ABG, alongside the La Trobe Research Centre for Future Landscapes and their Farm-scale Natural Capital project, began
Wolf spiders
Despite Australia’s reputation for large, unique spiders, very little is known about the behaviour of many of these species. Wolf
Female psyllids like the start of male calls
Sexual selection requires intra-specific variation in the characteristics mediating mate choice. In species reliant on substrate-borne vibrational signalling (SBVS), differences
Swaying behaviour of stick insects
Several species of stick insects sway from side to side when blown by wind. Although anecdotal evidence suggests this is
When do jack jumper ants jump?
Myrmecia croslandi is a day active ant that exhibits jumping behaviour, but the circumstances that leading to jumps are not