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6 July 2020

New group of trapdoor spiders discovered in eastern Australia

A new group of trapdoor spiders that builds burrows hidden by camouflaged doors has been discovered in eastern Australia. One of the almost 20 new species found in this group occurs in the suburbs of Brisbane.

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30 August 2016
PhD student Jeremy Wilsonew species of trapdoor spider.

What’s hiding behind the trapdoor? Spiders, of course

A Griffith University researcher has discovered several new species of trapdoor spider — and you’d never guess where. The mysteriously...

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18 July 2024

Logged forests have ecological value – if not pushed too far   

Researchers reveal “thresholds” for when logged rainforests lose the ability to sustain themselves while highlighting value of already logged forests.

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5 June 2024
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23 June 2023

Funding boost creating a buzz for insect research

A study looking into the effects of climate change on insects within Lamington National Park is set to go international following a funding injection of $470,000.

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7 November 2022

20-year insect research to investigate the buzz around climate change

Griffith University researchers will head to Lamington National Park to recreate a 20-year-old study investigating the effects of climate change on insects.

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5 April 2019
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9 July 2018

Changing our endangered relationship with wildlife

We are in the midst of a mass extinction crises. We are losing entire species at an unprecedented rate, and we - us humans - are to blame.

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