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...
Jun 24, 2021 | Events, Forums, Iconic Specimens, 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...
Jun 7, 2021 | Events, Forums, Latest
Nonkoliso Mgibantaka, Photographic Competition Winner: The ugliest specimen I describe this frogfish specimen as being so weird/unusual and wonderful, it’s just not easy to take your eyes away from it. It has a short-stocky body, rough skin, big mouth with many short...
May 25, 2021 | Events, Latest
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May 25, 2021 | Events, Latest
The National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) will be hosting a Discussion Forum on plant health in South Africa – threats to biosecurity, biodiversity and food security. The event will be held on Zoom, on 10 and 11 June 2021. Topics include detecting and...
May 25, 2021 | Events, Latest
SASSB wants to hear about your systematics research! The Southern African Society for Systematic Biology is hosting a webinar series based on systematic research. The webinar will take two hours and will be held on the First Thursday of the month at 16:00. The first...
