Even though its the middle of winter I’m still flat out with my PhD project – mainly because nothing is working so I’m scrabbling for any kind of progress I can muster! Here are some recent updates.
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Lusius malfoyi
Radio Interview: NZ’s Weird Native Wasps
“What? Native wasps?” I hear you say. Yes, thousands of them! And they don’t sting!
I was interviewed on Radio New Zealand’s ‘Our Changing World Programme’ by Alison Ballance. We chatted about our misunderstood parasitoid wasps, my masters research, and the value of taxonomy. You can check out the interview here. Happy listening!
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Navigating My First Media Storm
What A Month!
I intended to publish the first post on my recently-refreshed website much sooner than today. The delay is due to being caught up in a surge of media interest over a Harry Potter themed species description that formed part of my masters research.
It all started back in August when my first ever scientific article was published in New Zealand Entomologist…
A new species of Lusius (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from New Zealand.
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