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‘Let’s Talk About Ants’ by Dr Brian Heterick
6 February , 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Ants are fascinating creatures with a wide range of species and behaviours. In Western Australia alone, there are many ant genera, and they are predominantly ground-nesting species. Entomologist Dr Brian Heterick will give an informative talk touching on “What is an ant?” and “What use is an ant?” He will provide some amazing ant facts and talk about the number of ant species/genera/subfamilies (worldwide & WA) as well as ant anatomy. Brian will provide insights on ants in Western Australia, how to distinguish the 11 subfamilies, their distribution and how ants are used in applied research. But wait, there’s more…he’ll also talk about ‘Weird and Whacky Ants’.
Visitors welcome – door fee $5, or $3 for members. Free parking. Enter venue off Clifton or Gordon Sts and follow the lighted paths and corflute signs to the lecture theatre.
Dr Brian Heterick is a retired entomologist specialising in ant taxonomy and systematics, but still actively involved in research at the WA Museum, where he is a Museum Associate. He is also connected to Curtin University, where he was a lecturer, as an Adjunct Research Fellow.