In this episode we chat with Queensland Museum’s Robert Whyte. Rob is a scientist, journalist, author, editor, photographer, and more, with a passion for Australian spiders. He was co-author of A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia, the most comprehensive account of Australian spiders ever published. Rob was the leader of the Spider Team at the 2018 Cooloola Bioblitz who discovered 37 species new species, making news across the globe. He was guest speaker at the WPSQ Brisbane branch March 2019 presentation: “Citizens doing it for themselves – 2018 Cooloola BioBlitz – Beauty & mystery in new species”
You can follow Rob on Twitter@robertwhyte, and keep an eye out for his upcoming web series, Jolt Science TV at JoltScience.com.au
For more spider-goodness go to australasianarachnologicalsociety.org
More talks on the way from WPSQ Brisbane Branch on Facebook@WildlifeQueenslandBrisbaneBranch
Check out @CooloolaCoastcare for details on the next Cooloola BioBlitz in May 2019
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