RT @roamingmoth: Because the phenomenon at the centre of our new paper is so mind-blowingly awesome, we wrote a @ConversationEDU article so…
Fascinating research from @roamingmoth who is currently involved with the Goyder-led waterbirds research in the Coorong #projectcoorong
RT @AUS_NZ_Seabirds: 3,700 #petrel chicks eaten by footlong giant #centipedes every year! But don't fret, it's entirely natural and importa…
RT @AUS_NZ_Seabirds: 3,700 #petrel chicks eaten by footlong giant #centipedes every year! But don't fret, it's entirely natural and importa…
Because the phenomenon at the centre of our new paper is so mind-blowingly awesome, we wrote a @ConversationEDU article so more people would learn about these amazing #centipedes. https://t.co/7mUNShLITu Full paper: https://t.co/UkLzP4L1Od
"By preying on vertebrates, the centipedes trap nutrients brought from the ocean by seabirds and distribute them around the island. In some sense, they’ve taken the place (or ecological niche) of predatory mammals, which are absent from the island."
3,700 #petrel chicks eaten by footlong giant #centipedes every year! But don't fret, it's entirely natural and important for ecosystem function on the tiny island on which it occurs. #Seabird #Ornithology @norfolkisland
RT @roamingmoth: You wouldn't judge a cheetah for eating a baby gazelle, so don't judge a giant #centipede for eating a baby #seabird chick…
RT @roamingmoth: You wouldn't judge a cheetah for eating a baby gazelle, so don't judge a giant #centipede for eating a baby #seabird chick…
RT @roamingmoth: You wouldn't judge a cheetah for eating a baby gazelle, so don't judge a giant #centipede for eating a baby #seabird chick…
RT @roamingmoth: You wouldn't judge a cheetah for eating a baby gazelle, so don't judge a giant #centipede for eating a baby #seabird chick…
RT @roamingmoth: You wouldn't judge a cheetah for eating a baby gazelle, so don't judge a giant #centipede for eating a baby #seabird chick…
RT @roamingmoth: You wouldn't judge a cheetah for eating a baby gazelle, so don't judge a giant #centipede for eating a baby #seabird chick…
RT @roamingmoth: You wouldn't judge a cheetah for eating a baby gazelle, so don't judge a giant #centipede for eating a baby #seabird chick…
You wouldn't judge a cheetah for eating a baby gazelle, so don't judge a giant #centipede for eating a baby #seabird chick. Discover the important role giant centipedes play in an island ecosystem in our new @ASNAmNat paper led by @SeabirdResearch: https:/