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SUMMARY:Dark Skies - with Craig Bowers
DESCRIPTION:Dr Craig Bowers (Honorary Historian to the Perth Observatory)\, holding a photographic glass plate from around 1960.\nRetired astronomer Dr Craig Bowers will speak about the international Dark Sky movement and the Australasian Dark Sky Alliance\, with a focus on how lighting affects everything: We are losing the night sky due to Artificial Lights At Night or ALAN and this impacts flora\, fauna and of course ourselves. \nCraig’s talk will cover aspects of light pollution\, the impacts\, what Naturalists can do either at home or through citizen science projects. \nCraig remains the Perth Observatory Historian and Curator; but he has always been a nature enthusiast. \n \n 
URL:https://www.wanaturalists.org.au/events/dark-sky-with-craig-bowers/
LOCATION:Hew Roberts LT\, Nedlands Lecture Theatre\, Clifton St.\, Nedlands
ORGANIZER;CN="Arlene Quinn":MAILTO:vp@wanaturalists.org.au
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SUMMARY:Jasper Dean will talk about the The Wondrous World of Caterpillars  (Plus DRB Nats AGM)
DESCRIPTION:Jasper Dean will talk about the The Wondrous World of Caterpillars  (Plus DRB Nats AGM)\n\nAGM: Please note that the DRB branch AGM will be held at the beginning of this meeting prior to Jasper’s talk. \n\nNote: no RSVP required.\n\nSpeaker:\n\nJasper Dean is the current Secretary of the WA Insect Study Society and in his third year studying Conservation Biology and English Literature at UWA. A self-declared “insect enthusiast”\, Jasper relishes the challenge of identifying the many blurry insect photographs he’s sent with zero context by both friends and strangers alike\, waxing poetically about bugs to anyone within hearing distance\, and spending way too much time on tedious art projects (majority of which are\, unsurprisingly\, also bug-related).\n\nTopic:\n   \n\n\nPhotographs:\n[A] Uraba lugens by Alan Henderson via New Scientist\, 2020\n[B] Pterolocera sp. by Jasper Dean\, 2023\n[C] Hypochrysops apelles by stevecsurches via iNaturalist\, 2022\n+ [D] Jasper Dean Profile\, aka me! — An action shot from in the field\, ft. a little beetle (which I was very excited about finding\, as you can tell haha)\n\n\nJasper gave a talk to the Main club of the WA Nats in November 2025. He has agreed to give another talk to our branch\, with some changes to suit our audience.\n\nJoin Jasper as he delivers another fun-fact-filled insect anthology\, this time delving into the wondrous world of caterpillars! Learn about clever defensive strategies\, ranging from charming to macabre\, their muscle-for-hire relationship with ants\, and whether a caterpillar’s memories can truly survive the radical change of metamorphosis. Featuring high-octane footage\, tasteful bodily re-enactments of dramatic spectacle and the debut of some Lepidoptera-inspired poetry\, be sure to clear your calendars to enjoy this brilliantly bug-filled evening!\n\n\nPlus:\n\n\nFocus/ Boffins talk – A member will give a short talk. No focus/ boffins talk due to AGM.  \n“Nature road show”. Members and visitors are encouraged to bring items to place on the display table or to send photographs to the MC in advance\, e.g. a sample flower\, an insect\, and so on – anything of natural history interest that has legally been obtained. If you wish to show a photograph\, please email it\, no later than the Wednesday before the meeting\, to our MC for this night\, and she/he will include it on her PowerPoint slides. We have a dedicated email for this purpose natclub@webco.com.au\nThing of the month / Things coming up next month: These two presentations are about things in nature happening this month and things coming up\, so if you have any photos or information\, send them to: natclub@webco.com.au\nDoor prizes: You could also be the lucky winner of a door prize. We make sure there are prizes for both members and visitors.\nRaffle: We will have a great raffle  – please raid your piggy bank for a bit more cash\, $5 for 3 tickets.\n\nTime: Please come at 7.15pm or earlier if you wish\, for a 7.30pm start as we start promptly. We are open from 6.45pm. We finish formal proceedings no later than 9.30pm.\nDonation: All this for only a donation of $3 per person for adult members ($0 for child members)\, and $5 per adult visitor and $1 per visiting child to help with the costs of running the club\, venue hire\, insurance and so on.  We do not have EFTPOS facilities yet.\nEntrance: It is a condition of entry that everyone signs in on arrival\, thank you.\nParking: Free parking right outside.\nWheelchair access: Everything is on one level.\nToilets: Are inside.\nBookings: No bookings required.\n\n\nCOVID19: Even though restrictions have eased\, we will still encourage members and visitors to take precautions and please do not attend if unwell.
URL:https://www.wanaturalists.org.au/events/jasper-dean-will-talk-about-insects-drb/
LOCATION:Kalamunda Community Centre\, Kalamunda Community Centre\, end of Crescent Rd\, Off Mundaring Weir Road\,\, Kalamunda\, WA\, 6076\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Bradley Cox":MAILTO:bradleywcox@outlook.com
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