Dr Lizzy Lowe
@lizzylowe.bsky.social
Working to create sustainable cities 🏙️
& ecosystems full of invertebrates 🐞
Inordinately fond of spiders 🕷️
Research Fellow at ECU 🌱
& ecosystems full of invertebrates 🐞
Inordinately fond of spiders 🕷️
Research Fellow at ECU 🌱
Tried 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 laughs
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 laughs
February 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Tried 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 laughs
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 laughs
Snapshots of different shaped leaves and flowers from my native garden 😍
January 30, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Snapshots of different shaped leaves and flowers from my native garden 😍
Always get the urge to post sky photos here for some reason
January 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Always get the urge to post sky photos here for some reason
I 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 ❤️🌳
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 ❤️🌳
January 20, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I 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 ❤️🌳
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 ❤️🌳
The beaches in south west WA are paradise. And you never know who you might meet!
January 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The beaches in south west WA are paradise. And you never know who you might meet!
I 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!
It was a good reminder that Ecologists are my people and that I'm so grateful to be able to work in this space!
December 12, 2024 at 7:50 PM
I 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!
It was a good reminder that Ecologists are my people and that I'm so grateful to be able to work in this space!
Reposted by Dr Lizzy Lowe
Now #ESAus2024 @lizzylowe.bsky.social unpacks the social barriers to environmental problems...
Namely insecticides!
- People really hate bugs. - They love to spray them. This horrifies Lizzy (and me TBH)
#ESAus2024
How do we stop people spraying insecticides? It's a social problem.
Namely insecticides!
- People really hate bugs. - They love to spray them. This horrifies Lizzy (and me TBH)
#ESAus2024
How do we stop people spraying insecticides? It's a social problem.
December 10, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Now #ESAus2024 @lizzylowe.bsky.social unpacks the social barriers to environmental problems...
Namely insecticides!
- People really hate bugs. - They love to spray them. This horrifies Lizzy (and me TBH)
#ESAus2024
How do we stop people spraying insecticides? It's a social problem.
Namely insecticides!
- People really hate bugs. - They love to spray them. This horrifies Lizzy (and me TBH)
#ESAus2024
How do we stop people spraying insecticides? It's a social problem.
Reposted by Dr Lizzy Lowe
Roll up roll up!! Ahead of @ecolsocaus.bsky.social
#ESAus2024, and at @euanritchie.bsky.social's excellent suggestion, I to have made a starter pack:
go.bsky.app/2A8GiTX
Please reply if you identify as a woman working in #ecology and #conservation in Australia/NZ so I can add you! 🌏🧪
#ESAus2024, and at @euanritchie.bsky.social's excellent suggestion, I to have made a starter pack:
go.bsky.app/2A8GiTX
Please reply if you identify as a woman working in #ecology and #conservation in Australia/NZ so I can add you! 🌏🧪
December 2, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Roll up roll up!! Ahead of @ecolsocaus.bsky.social
#ESAus2024, and at @euanritchie.bsky.social's excellent suggestion, I to have made a starter pack:
go.bsky.app/2A8GiTX
Please reply if you identify as a woman working in #ecology and #conservation in Australia/NZ so I can add you! 🌏🧪
#ESAus2024, and at @euanritchie.bsky.social's excellent suggestion, I to have made a starter pack:
go.bsky.app/2A8GiTX
Please reply if you identify as a woman working in #ecology and #conservation in Australia/NZ so I can add you! 🌏🧪
Reposted by Dr Lizzy Lowe
Help us understand how conspicuous butterflies are by playing this game!
mferickson.github.io/findbutterfly/
mferickson.github.io/findbutterfly/
Find The Butterfly
mferickson.github.io
November 28, 2024 at 6:55 AM
Help us understand how conspicuous butterflies are by playing this game!
mferickson.github.io/findbutterfly/
mferickson.github.io/findbutterfly/
Weekends are for dog walks on the beach
November 30, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Weekends are for dog walks on the beach
Why 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 😆
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 😆
November 26, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Why 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 😆
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 😆
Found a chunky weevil on my walk today 😁
November 26, 2024 at 6:02 AM
Found a chunky weevil on my walk today 😁
Now'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
www.bushheritage.org.au/get-involved...
They're gorgeous AND they go towards protecting Australian ecosystems
www.bushheritage.org.au/get-involved...
Buy a gift card
If you need a present for someone who cares about the environment, there’s no better choice. Not only does the recipient get a beautiful card , but…
www.bushheritage.org.au
November 25, 2024 at 3:23 AM
Now'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
www.bushheritage.org.au/get-involved...
They're gorgeous AND they go towards protecting Australian ecosystems
www.bushheritage.org.au/get-involved...
I 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 weekend
Found these in Preston Beach, WA this weekend
November 24, 2024 at 3:46 AM
I 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 weekend
Found these in Preston Beach, WA this weekend
Saw 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)
(Normally they're black, yellow and white)
November 23, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Saw 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)
(Normally they're black, yellow and white)
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November 22, 2024 at 12:11 AM
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There 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: www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03...)
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: www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03...)
November 21, 2024 at 3:58 AM
There 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: www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03...)
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: www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03...)
There 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 😆)
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 😆)
November 20, 2024 at 11:55 PM
There 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 😆)
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 😆)
I always love seeing people's science tattoos!!
How about a sub-tread for octopus tattoos 😆 here's mine! 🐙
How about a sub-tread for octopus tattoos 😆 here's mine! 🐙
November 18, 2024 at 5:26 AM
I always love seeing people's science tattoos!!
How about a sub-tread for octopus tattoos 😆 here's mine! 🐙
How about a sub-tread for octopus tattoos 😆 here's mine! 🐙
Hmmm Bluesky seems to like posts about academic burnout... It IS just like the old twitter 😍🤣
After 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 boardgames
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 boardgames
November 17, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Hmmm Bluesky seems to like posts about academic burnout... It IS just like the old twitter 😍🤣
After 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 boardgames
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 boardgames
November 16, 2024 at 10:21 PM
After 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 boardgames
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 boardgames
I've reached the age/stage of life where I'm simply obsessed with trees.
This silver princess caught my eye yesterday 😍
This silver princess caught my eye yesterday 😍
November 16, 2024 at 12:48 AM
I've reached the age/stage of life where I'm simply obsessed with trees.
This silver princess caught my eye yesterday 😍
This silver princess caught my eye yesterday 😍
Nothing quite like finding a peacock spider on the walk to school
November 13, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Nothing quite like finding a peacock spider on the walk to school
Amazing displays on "form and function" at the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe.
You could run a full 1st year biology unit with this content!
You could run a full 1st year biology unit with this content!
April 2, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Amazing displays on "form and function" at the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe.
You could run a full 1st year biology unit with this content!
You could run a full 1st year biology unit with this content!