Jess Marsh
Researcher Uni of Adelaide. Arachnology, taxonomy, conservation. Caves + cave biodiversity. Mum, hiker, ally. She / her.
Co-founder Invertebrates Australia, Councillor Biodiversity Council, Co-chair IUCN Australia Species Specialist Group.
- Hugely excited for our work on the Nullarbor Caves to be featured on the ever excellent First Dog on the Moon. Oh yeah... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- Just back from surveys of #caves of the Nullarbor, Western Australia, land of the Mirning People. 🖤 amazing caves 🕷️ amazing cave #invertebrates ✨ hugely exciting finds The best start to my ARC Industry Fellowship. 👀 Watch. This. Space 👀 #biodiversity #conservation #ozinverts 📸 Dr Steve Milner
- A brief peak at my home for the last three weeks. Surveying cave-adapted invertebrates of the beautiful and rugged caves of the Nullarbor plain, Western Australia. Some REALLY exciting finds. Stand by for updates #caves #invertebrates #troglobites #spiders #biodiversity
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- Invertebrate species of the year, for the WHOLE world 🌍 … I know which species I’d choose. It has the name, it has the looks, it has the on-the-brink-of-extinction need for awareness… (Come on little #kangarooIslandAssassinSpider 🕷️💪)
- This is another very cool invertebrate #biodiversity #insects
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- Reposted by Jess Marshwelcome to the world new spider genus Siskiyu. you've been lurking in the dark, magical woods of far northern California for millenia. Now the humans have finally gotten around to telling your story, at least in part this research was funded by the NSF OA here zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1402...
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- The Grampians National Park is an important area for biodiversity. And it is burning. Many species have been impacted, but some species have had their whole know range burnt. The Grampians Assassin Spider, Zephyrarchaea grayi is one of these. Extinct? Possibly. #biodiversity #arachnids #fire
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- Reposted by Jess MarshWhen you’re willing to move slowly through the world, you’ll find amazing things. I call this Birth of an Assassin. #bugsky
- Unknown to me, a school student chose to write a poem on one of the species that I have fought to conserve. Convincing people that spiders are worthy of conservation often feels an uphill battle. This feels a little bit like a win 🥹💙 #australia #arachnids #biodiversity #poetry
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- The beauty of spider webs and water droplets
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- Reposted by Jess MarshSeems we have enough Australian Entomology / other insect people to start a starter pack. Who have I missed? go.bsky.app/8d9RtMCat://did:plc:palupn27hf34is5go4wktrzg/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lb5awd5suu2w
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- Now, I totally don't have favourites...but if I did this species would come close. Feared extinct after fire burnt all of its known range in 2019. Finding this girl during post-fire surveys in an unburnt area of vegetation was like magic. Kangaroo Island Assassin Spider, Zephyrarchaea austini 🌏🧪
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- The absolute cuteness of Collembola. Fascinating little important things. Brilliantly photographed. 🌏
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- With our recent estimations of an exceptionally high extinction rate for Australia’s invertebrates since European arrival (>9,000 species, with 1-3 species lost per week), the evidence for a mass extinction event is only strengthened 🌍🧪
- Quote with a favourite cover I saw her play this live 20 or so years ago, and I can still feel the ghost of the shivers that ran down my spine. m.youtube.com/watch?v=1nnh...
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- Early morning reflections. Quiet, broken only by the cry of a lone bird, protesting my presence. The smell of salt water and seaweed.
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- Wanna learn more about earthworms? (we all know the answer is YES). Then have a look here. All the wormy goodness.
- Always a pleasure to speak about #invertebrate #conservation and raise awareness of the importance of these animals, the threats they are facing and what we can all do to help (even with my croaky post-Covid voice 🐸🐸) 🐝🐌🐞🪱🦋🕸️🪲🪰🪳🦟
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- Just a dog with a superhero alter ego ⚡️
- Similarly in Australia, iNaturalist is an excellent resource for collecting #biodiversity information for many species. ...But, a lot of groups cannot be identified to species from a photo, especially by non-experts (and yet identifications are often put on them). Proceed with caution indeed.
- Here’s a spider... This rare and enigmatic beauty of a #spider is adapted to life in a #cave: no eyes, long legs. Most species of the genus are only known from bits of dead spider. Seeing this 🕷️ in life, in its cave, was a career highlight 🌍🧪 #arachnid #biodiversity #conservation 📸 Steve Milner
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- 10 = The officially recognised number of #extinct Australian #invertebrates. We show the actual number is likely much higher, 9,000+ species. AND 1-3 invertebrate species are being lost each week. This level of loss is not sustainable. This is a wake up call 🌍🧪 theconversation.com/around-9-000...
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- 📣New paper📣 We estimate the number of extinctions of Australian #invertebrates, plus the ongoing #extinction rate … Both figures are far higher than those currently recognised, pointing to alarming gaps in #conservation of an important area of #biodiversity 🪳🕷️🐌🪰🪲🪱 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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- A feast about to happen: the very rare and critically endangered Kangaroo Island Assassin Spider showing off her impressive mouthparts, whilst carrying around her 8-legged prey 🕷️🧪 #invertebrate #conservation #biodiversity #spider #australia
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