2026 Student Travel Awards Calling all students! This year we’re excited to partner with the Society of Australian Systematic Biologists (SASB) to fund a new round of Student Travel Awards. The Awards will help support undergraduate, honours, masters or PhD students and members of SASB to visit collections, undertake fieldwork or attend conferences to […]
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Searching for ‘sneaky’ spider wasps in the Pilliga: Bush Blitz Q&A with Dr Juanita Rodriguez
Dr Juanita Rodriguez (CSIRO Research Entomologist) searching for spider wasps on the Pilliga Bush Blitz (image: Bryan Lessard, Bush Blitz). Are wasps really that scary? Can they help us in the garden? What if they could take the sting out of our next headache using their venom? Meet Dr Juanita Rodriguez, an entomologist at CSIRO’s […]
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King Island, Tasmania 2023
King Island, Tasmania 2023: Bush Blitz expedition report summarises the initial scientific findings of a Bush Blitz expedition to King Island, a remote Tasmanian island located in Bass Strait, halfway between Victoria and Tasmania. Between 23 and 30 October 2023, the expedition team recorded at least 1,301 species, including 44 species that may be completely […]
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True bug tales from the Pilliga Bush Blitz with entomologist Maya Darby
Entomologist Maya Darby holding a prized stinkbug collected on the Pilliga Bush Blitz (image: Bryan Lessard, Bush Blitz). What are bugs? Why are they important? And what do they have to do with the colour of birds? Meet Maya Darby, an Aussie entomologist and PhD student from UNSW on a mission to find species of […]
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First Nations leaders and scientists uncover biodiversity treasures in NSW’s Pilliga
Our team has just returned from the Pilliga Bush Blitz! First Nations leaders and scientists joined forces for a two-week Bush Blitz biodiversity survey on Gamilaraay, Gamilaroi and Gomeroi Countries in the Pilliga, NSW – the largest remnant semi-arid woodland in the state. The survey, which ran from 22 September to 3 October 2025, explored […]
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Wudjari Country, Western Australia 2023
Wudjari Country, Western Australia 2023: Bush Blitz expedition report summarises the initial scientific findings of a Bush Blitz expedition to Wudjari Country, on the south coast of Western Australia. Between 27 March and 5 April 2023, the expedition team recorded at least 683 species, including 18 species that may be completely new to western science […]
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