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WA Insect Study Society WAISS promotes the study of terrestrial invertebrates, particularly those native to Western Australia, for personal enjoyment and the advancement of knowledge.

Western Australian Insect Study Society (WAISS) provides a medium for interchange between people interested in insects. Its aim is to promote the study of insects, particularly those native to Western Australia, for personal enjoyment and the advancement of knowledge. Most interests are catered for, including collecting, rearing, observing, photography and conservation. Anyone may join, regardless

of age or level of knowledge and children will be especially welcomed (youngsters should be accompanied by an adult at meetings or excursions). The membership includes both professional and amateur entomologists, but the Society caters particularly for amateur interests.

Scientists Reconstruct Sound of Jurassic Insects | Sci.News https://share.google/KsfpnSEx4q2ZonrJg
26/08/2026

Scientists Reconstruct Sound of Jurassic Insects | Sci.News https://share.google/KsfpnSEx4q2ZonrJg

Using lasers, computer models and AI, researchers reconstructed the calls of 165-million-year-old relatives of modern crickets and katydids from fossilized wing fragments found in China.

Kit Prendergast, the Bee Babette, was the guest on the Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week podcast
27/07/2026

Kit Prendergast, the Bee Babette, was the guest on the Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week podcast

Podcast Episode · The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week · 15 July · 1hr 18min

https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/mothweekGet out there and record you local lepidoptera :)
17/07/2026

https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/mothweek

Get out there and record you local lepidoptera :)

You don't need to know what you're looking at. Post your clear, focused photo to the iNaturalist app or website, and the community may help you identify it.

https://phys.org/news/2026-07-amazing-moths-insect-habitat-grizzlies.html
15/07/2026

https://phys.org/news/2026-07-amazing-moths-insect-habitat-grizzlies.html

When grizzly bears clamber onto the talus slopes high in Glacier National Park, they're searching for an abundant, fatty meal: army cutworm moths. The inch-long (2.5-centimeter-long) moths hatch on the Great Plains and fly en masse to escape the heat in the stony upper reaches of the Rocky Mountains...

08/07/2026

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