Rob Cruickshank

Have you heard the news? That's right - #teamtuataratick ✅ are standing for #bugoftheyear2024 - small, but mite-y competitors in the race to buggy glory 👑

@Sham_Deen94 Hi Shamla, Nice to see you here on Twitter after meeting you in person last week!

Wrote a book (based on 8 or more years of epic yarns with @JMulliganRNZ), & illustrated by the very talented Lily Duval. Lily is also part of the #critteroftheweek whānau who research, Wikipedia & amplify critter. It takes a village indeed. Thanks @adzebill and team. 🐸🦗🪼🐌🦎🪱

@RocketeerSi Heard you're back in Christchurch. Must pop into one of your workshops and say hello. When's the next one?

Loving the #creativity on these Rocket Club fin designs at library today! Hope it flies well. Thanks @RocketeerSi for the mahi. @WiljDekkers @bugblokenz @GCSNinAction @GamestahChrisis @ucaerospacenz @Makerspaces_com

@FrankAshwood @Theridula @CaterinoLab @AcarologicalSoc @SAAJournal @CroftsBennett I checked my records and I've seen these mites in good numbers in Tullgren extracts from Cass Peak, Otahuna Reserve & Sugarloaf Scenic Reserve, so they're probably common on Banks Peninsula incl. the Port Hills. I've also seen them in the Catlins.

Looks like we’ve got hardworking single moms in my area. Evidence that leaf-cutting bees (Megachilidae) are out here getting it done! 😍

In this month’s blog we’re diving head first into the tropical seas of the Carboniferous with one of County Durham’s most famous and spectacular rocks: the Frosterley Marble! Check it out here: fossilsinthills.weebly.com/blog #FossilFriday

#FossilFriday More fossils from the traffic bollards in Libourne, France. These appear to be fasciculate corals but the preservation is slightly puzzling.

A few of my thoughts on the extreme conditions playing out right now. I'm sure I'm not the only climate scientist who feels this way... theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@Darwinnernz @TimCurran8 @CescoMartons @BayouPhilosophy @NHM_London @ucl Me too! Lol. Tim, you're making us look bad.

@TimCurran8 @bugblokenz @CescoMartons @BayouPhilosophy @NHM_London @ucl Ooh yes I better not forget meeting the wife! 😀

@lupus_games @chchLibLearning @CheapSheepNZ @ChristchurchLib @ChristchurchCC @nosefairy @FrankAshwood Any time! Bring it on!

@chchLibLearning @bugblokenz @CheapSheepNZ @ChristchurchLib @ChristchurchCC @nosefairy @FrankAshwood Rematch!

Till Peters playing Castleshire with some attendees of the highly successful Tūranga Library Boardgames event on the weekend. See a video about his prototyping story below youtu.be/MQce3AVWZmQ @CheapSheepNZ @lupus_games @ChristchurchLib @ChristchurchCC @bugblokenz @nosefairy

My response to the backlash from cleb gardeners about rewilding. I do hope they listen. It's not about abandoning your garden. It's about thinking about nature first. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@FishConGen @SuseJohnston Very nice! That talk looks fascinating too. What a wonderful place to be.

Just a reminder that there is only a week left to apply for this PhD scholarship. Applicants welcome from around the world.

@FishConGen @SuseJohnston Nice venue! Where is that?

@CheapSheepNZ @chchLibLearning @lupus_games @ChristchurchLib @ChristchurchCC @nosefairy @FrankAshwood Heaps of fun though. It's a cracking good game.

@CheapSheepNZ @chchLibLearning @lupus_games @ChristchurchLib @ChristchurchCC @nosefairy @FrankAshwood Only just, and it was a complete fluke! There was only one point in it. I didn't win another game of anything all day.

Happy #bogday! lets celebrate all things bogs and peatlands today! Use the hashtag to share photos or boggy facts as we all join to marvel at these critically important and beautiful ecosystems. For resources and events visit bogday.org