Editor’s Choice: On Bee-ing

Meredith Cornett — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 19:00:53 +0000

Editor’s Choice: And accompanying the more disheartening article about scientists’ attitudes towards citizen science, here is a small ray of hope where we hear about one scientist’s journey of accepting citizen science as a legitimate methodology through actual participation in a citizen science project. — LFF — Excerpt: For years I scoffed at the very...

Scientists verify spider discovered by young citizen scientists not seen before in Victoria

Kellie Lazzaro — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 18:00:41 +0000

Excerpt: Students from St Thomas Primary School discovered the small jumping Lycidas Karschi spider during a Bug Blitz field day in September. Experts have now verified the spider’s identification. “They’re a tiny little jumping spider, about 5 millimetres long,” Bug Blitz program director John Caldow said. “Children are catching things with nets and bringing them...

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Editor’s Choice: On Bee-ing

Scientists verify spider discovered by young citizen scientists not seen before in Victoria