Working to create sustainable cities 🏙️ & ecosystems full of invertebrates 🐞 Inordinately fond of spiders 🕷️ Research Fellow at ECU 🌱https://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3lhrw75gqyk2jTried something a bit different this weekend, science stand up comedy! It was definitely a challenge to re-write my normal spiel into a comedic script, but I loved the experience and it felt great to get some laughs10 Feb 2025 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhrw75gqyk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3lgwj32o4h22uSnapshots of different shaped leaves and flowers from my native garden 😍30 Jan 2025 03:09 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgwj32o4h22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3lgsffnlylc2bAlways get the urge to post sky photos here for some reason28 Jan 2025 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgsffnlylc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3lg5rwr2m4s2dI appreciate all the nature I'm surrounded by where I live in the city. But heading into the bush this week made me realise that one thing I miss is big trees (and I mean really big, old trees). So we made sure to give this karri tree a hug ❤️🌳20 Jan 2025 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg5rwr2m4s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3lg2ofechis2fThe beaches in south west WA are paradise. And you never know who you might meet!19 Jan 2025 01:30 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg2ofechis2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3ld525wdx5k2pI wasn't really in the right headspace for social media at #ESAus2024 but seeing and sharing stories with so many old friends (and being in Melbourne!) really filled my cup. It was a good reminder that Ecologists are my people and that I'm so grateful to be able to work in this space!12 Dec 2024 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld525wdx5k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3lc53d3rwdc2tWeekends are for dog walks on the beach30 Nov 2024 02:46 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc53d3rwdc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3lbtotuqoyc2gWhy don't ALL academics just decide to spend December submitting papers for review, and January reviewing them. Then we get the whole peer review mess over and done with and we all start the year with a few more publications under our belt #winwin 😆26 Nov 2024 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbtotuqoyc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3lbtefsn46k2eFound a chunky weevil on my walk today 😁26 Nov 2024 06:02 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbtefsn46k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3lbql27jjxc2lNow's the perfect time to support Bush Heritage, I love buying their cards as Xmas presents each year. They're gorgeous AND they go towards protecting Australian ecosystems https://www.bushheritage.org.au/get-involved/bush-gifts25 Nov 2024 03:23 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbql27jjxc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3lbo3tr7qac2eI love public art, there's nothing quite like it to connect people with place, especially when it portrays local species Found these in Preston Beach, WA this weekend24 Nov 2024 03:45 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbo3tr7qac2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3lbm2fobuwc2sSaw so many cool spiders on my bushwalk today! Most exciting was an aggregation of Christmas spiders, with one black colour morph in the midst! (Normally they're black, yellow and white)23 Nov 2024 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbm2fobuwc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3lbioxnrlnk2qCheck out these amazing shirts from Cicadarama😍 Emerge, Be heard. Perfect messaging. I need one cicadarama.square.site?fbclid=IwZXh... https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Cicada-Emerge-Be-Heard-BandW-by-cicadarama/166530775.IJ6L0?fbclid=IwY2xjawGsqt5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHe8l_QdjRWh0QOXtGdek4aA3Ek_o4gqDs6AJzl4B5f5vElncfwfmD7jdbw_aem_RSjd5lF4emXTraZdDIePLw22 Nov 2024 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbioxnrlnk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3lbgl5o6swk22There was a fantastic question on Triple J science hour this morning: If you were at a dinner party with Darwin, what would you ask him? 🤔 I've settled on: a) do you think the species concept is still valid? b) Why did you hate Albany?!? (a great explanation here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-04/what-charles-darwin-missed-visit-wa/7214928)21 Nov 2024 03:58 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbgl5o6swk22https://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3lbg5kumey22hThere are so many fascinating creatures that live right under our noses This wrap around spider has a "twig" structure on its abdomen that gives it the most amazing camoflauge (when sitting on a branch and not some meddling human 😆)20 Nov 2024 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbg5kumey22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3lb76obcqe227I always love seeing people's science tattoos!! How about a sub-tread for octopus tattoos 😆 here's mine! 🐙 [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Nov 2024 05:26 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb76obcqe227https://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3lb6jk7dyl227Hmmm Bluesky seems to like posts about academic burnout... It IS just like the old twitter 😍🤣 [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Nov 2024 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6jk7dyl227https://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3lb3whyk27k25After a week teetering on the edge of burnout I promised myself a weekend without work. I didn't quite keep it, but I did get in a lot of what I need to build me back up Beach, bushwalks and boardgames16 Nov 2024 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3whyk27k25https://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3lazo6ia6a22lI've reached the age/stage of life where I'm simply obsessed with trees. This silver princess caught my eye yesterday 😍16 Nov 2024 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lazo6ia6a22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3laua6lwbvc27Nothing quite like finding a peacock spider on the walk to school13 Nov 2024 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3laua6lwbvc27https://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3kp5qryw3t223Amazing displays on "form and function" at the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe. You could run a full 1st year biology unit with this content!02 Apr 2024 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3kp5qryw3t223https://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3knwk6fottl2aAfter 4+ years working remotely it's SO good to have an office again. Nothing like invertebrate posters and Lego to make sure that your work space is a happy place17 Mar 2024 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3knwk6fottl2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3kntygrn4ec23Found a hairy pie dish beetle today! Apparently the "dish" helps protect against arthropod predators. I guess the hair does too?16 Mar 2024 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3kntygrn4ec23https://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3knsu7cwta22f@cataranea.bsky.social so good to find you on bluesky! Gives me hope of building up something like the community that used to exist on twitter... I just shamelessly scrolled through your follower list and followed all the familiar faces 😍16 Mar 2024 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3knsu7cwta22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3knrveiy55k2oThis is the BEST scicomm. It even has descriptions of the species, where they live and their behaviour 😍 I would pay very good money for this set... https://ideas.lego.com/s/p:24ee3527ed214933990d1cbc983d9cfc16 Mar 2024 03:36 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3knrveiy55k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/lizzylowe.bsky.social/post/3kkgcsj4mos2lFirst day of work at Edith Cowan Uni today!! I was very happy to see they have one of my favourite spiders on campus!! ❤️🕷️02 Feb 2024 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:nx3oiraot5iccod2s52hlebq/app.bsky.feed.post/3kkgcsj4mos2l