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See a different and deeply fascinating side of often misunderstood creatures like sharks, funnel web spiders and mites.
Bacteria bites: Exploring shark microbiomes
Ms Sian Liddy
(PhD Candidate, The University of Sydney)
Microscopic life is everywhere, guiding our bodily functions and even our behavior. Come explore the bacteria that cloak the jaws of White, Bull, and Port Jackson sharks, to understand how microbes shape the lives of these apex predators.
A PhD candidate at the University of Sydney, Sian studies shark microbiomes and uses her award-winning photography to communicate the beauty of marine ecosystems. Also the science lead at Hullbot, she’s part of a team making robots for healthy oceans.
A PhD candidate at the University of Sydney, Sian studies shark microbiomes and uses her award-winning photography to communicate the beauty of marine ecosystems. Also the science lead at Hullbot, she’s part of a team making robots for healthy oceans.
How to track cranky, eight legged puppies
Caitlin Creak
(PhD Candidate, UNSW Sydney)
The Sydney Funnel Web Spider is an iconic species with a reputation, yet we live side by side with them. Caitlin's research investigates how they move and if that movement is effected by environmental conditions.
Caitlin began her PhD candidature at UNSW Sydney in 2020 after completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts/ Sciences Hons I. She is passionate about science communication and educating the public about the ecological importance of spiders.
Caitlin began her PhD candidature at UNSW Sydney in 2020 after completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts/ Sciences Hons I. She is passionate about science communication and educating the public about the ecological importance of spiders.
To eat or not to eat, that is the question
Miss Anastasia Shavrova
(PhD Candidate, UNSW Sydney)
Finding mating partners is already difficult, but imagine if your partner could eat you too? Arachnids are infamous for their extreme mating behaviours, including sexual cannibalism. But why does it happen?
Anastasia Shavrova is a PhD Candidate at the School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Science at UNSW Sydney. For her research she uses eight-legged creatures, or arachinds, to answer evolutionary questions on extreme mating behaviours
Anastasia Shavrova is a PhD Candidate at the School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Science at UNSW Sydney. For her research she uses eight-legged creatures, or arachinds, to answer evolutionary questions on extreme mating behaviours
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