Old Fourlegs

Old Fourlegs

Jul 14, 2021 | Events, Forums, Latest

Louanne Kirton, Photographic Competition Second Runner-up: The ugliest specimen On 22 December 1938, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, the Curator of the East London Museum, received a call from the Captain of the Nerine fishing trawler, Hendrik Goosen. He had just returned...
TDWG 2021

TDWG 2021

Jul 14, 2021 | Latest

Early registration now open Register now for TDWG 2021, the virtual conference of Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG), to be held 18–22 October. Register by 1 August 2021 (UTC-4) to qualify for this $50 early registration discount. Special discounts are in place...
Super Cool Mosquitoes

Super Cool Mosquitoes

Jul 14, 2021 | Latest

A Culex univittatus under magnification, one of the arbovirus vectors in South Africa. Loki Snyman, Durban Natural Science Museum Finally, after a long waiting period, punctuated by administrative rushing, the NSFC-sponsored -80˚C ultra-low freezer arrived at the...
Why you need Jack in your life: 101 reasons

Why you need Jack in your life: 101 reasons

Jul 14, 2021 | Events, Forums, Latest

Maxine Manickum, Photographic Competition First Runner-up: The ugliest specimen If you were given one minute to describe this specimen, what would you say?What you see is not what you get. The dried specimen is deceiving, the actual fruit skin is yellow or green in...