Dr Tobias Smith

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Dr Tobias Smith

Dr Tobias Smith

@EcologyToby

Ecologist, educator, & commercial stingless bee keeper. Bees & Pollination. Work @UQscience (@MayfieldLabUQ) and https://t.co/7Ww5zKqkCp

Gold Coast/Brisbane Queensland Katılım Temmuz 2015
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Dr Jessa Thurman
Dr Jessa Thurman@jessa_thurman·
I'm excited to be in the October issue of K-zone Magazine. I was interviewed on my research and the incredible insects that we have here in Australia. #entomology #kzone #scicomm
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James B Dorey
James B Dorey@JamesBeeDorey·
I’ve teamed up with the @WheenBee foundation to create this lovely poster aimed at raising funds for Australian bee taxonomy. Enjoy a bunch of my photos and text while feeling good that the proceeds go right back to researching these amazing little animals.
Wheen Bee Foundation@WheenBee

Show your support for native bees with a poster featuring stunning images of some of Australia’s most remarkable native bees. Funds raised go to the Discover Bees program, which aims to name Australia’s remaining undocumented native bee species. Pre-order bit.ly/3MOUrTT

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UQ Science
UQ Science@UQscience·
You won't bee-lieve what has us buzzzzzzing with excitement today... It's World Bee Day! 🐝🍯 So, it's only fitting we give you the inside scoop (of honey) on bees, courtesy of UQ's resident bee expert @EcologyToby and Contact Magazine. Read: bit.ly/42R6LIH 📸: Adobe
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Dr Tobias Smith
Dr Tobias Smith@EcologyToby·
@HiveHaven Hi Anne, yes, I’m writing an article for the ANBA’s Cross Pollinator publication and will also give a talk to the ANBA in the months ahead.
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Dr Tobias Smith@EcologyToby·
I’m just back from a stingless bee industry study tour of Peninsula Malaysia. The Malaysian SB industry is bigger than Australia’s SB industry, & has a dominant focus on honey production. Some interesting lessons for Australia around SB honey processing, storage and marketing.
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Dr Tobias Smith@EcologyToby·
Still places available for this weekend's Native Bee ID Workshop at the University of Queensland. In this hands-on workshop learn how to ID Australian native bees using a microscope & taxonomic keys. Here for info & to register: biological-sciences.uq.edu.au/event/native-b…
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Dr Tobias Smith@EcologyToby·
@FSgolastra Thanks very much Fabio. Nice paper! And the device you used for the thermal imaging looks really nice. Thank you! Toby
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Dr Tobias Smith
Dr Tobias Smith@EcologyToby·
Infrared laser thermometers. Bee people: anyone used these to measure individual bee's temperatures in research? If so, what make/model worked? Or have you used something else to measure bee temps? I work with small stingless bees, but comments about any bees welcome. Thanks!! :)
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Dr Tobias Smith@EcologyToby·
@vkellermann1 Thanks Vanessa! I bought an infrared camera for this purpose a couple of years ago, but met the same barrier. Didn't spend the big bucks, just a few hundred $. Wasn't completely worthless for stingless bees, but wasn't good enough for research purposes, just curiosity and ideas.
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Dr Tobias Smith@EcologyToby·
@nicrodemo Thanks Mario! That's disappointing. I might email you as I go further down this rabbit hole. Thanks!! Toby
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Mario Vallejo-Marin
Mario Vallejo-Marin@nicrodemo·
@EcologyToby Hi Tobias, I recently had experience with this approach. Bottom line: most models are not suitable because the spot size is larger than the bee that you want to measure. There might be some alternatives. Feel free to reach out by email if you want to chat!
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Dr Tobias Smith@EcologyToby·
@BrianTCutting Well, a photo of Hylaeus nubilosus could be from half of Australia, but I assumed it was Brisbane :) Keep warm and I look forward to catching up sometime.
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Brian Cutting
Brian Cutting@BrianTCutting·
@EcologyToby Finally made it back! I’m impressed (but not surprised) that you can deduce this from half a bee! In Stanthorpe for a spell now with honey bee trials; haven’t seen native bees here with -2 overnight temps! Hopefully we can catch up soon!
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Brian Cutting
Brian Cutting@BrianTCutting·
We’ve had some very wintry weather of late, but on fine days this masked bee (Hylaeus) still pops out of its shelter every now and then. Cavities in plant stems provide both nesting and sheltering habitat for these - and they seem to thrive in our ‘untidy’ garden.
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