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Ecologist & Entomologist. Incoming DECRA & Lecturer @Sydney_Uni. Associate Editor @InsectDiversity & @AsianMyrmecol. Explorer @NatGeo. DPhil from @UniofOxford.
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Illuminating The Deep, Dark World Of Subterranean Ants

Illuminating The Deep, Dark World Of Subterranean Ants

AsianScientist (July 14, 2017) - As with most things that escape our view, most of us will seldom contemplate…

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Mark Wong, Ecologist/Invertebrate Zoologist Information, Facts, News, Photos -- National Geograph...

Mark Wong, Ecologist/Invertebrate Zoologist Information, Facts, News, Photos -- National Geograph...

Photograph courtesy Mark Wong What did you want to be when you were growing up? An entomologist and bug-catch…

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Explorer Moment of the Day: Mark Wong -- National Geographic

Explorer Moment of the Day: Mark Wong -- National Geographic

Connect with National Geographic's most inspiring and emerging scientists as they reveal their discoveries an…

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Cannibal 'T. Rex' Ants Seen Live for 1st Time Ever (and They're Shy)

Cannibal 'T. Rex' Ants Seen Live for 1st Time Ever (and They're Shy)

An ant named after the fierce, carnivorous dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex has been observed alive for the first t…

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Extremely Rare 'T. Rex' Ant Found Alive for First Time

Extremely Rare 'T. Rex' Ant Found Alive for First Time

For the first time, an extremely rare ant has been seen alive. Tyrannomyrmex rex ( T. rex for short) had elud…

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100 Best Science Photos of the Year

100 Best Science Photos of the Year

From stunning animals like a dancing peacock spider, to ancient history, including a striking Etruscan sarcop…

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'Fearsome Raisin' Ant Sports Striking Fingerprint Pattern

'Fearsome Raisin' Ant Sports Striking Fingerprint Pattern

A new species of spiny ant with intricate, wrinkled skin has been found in the Singaporean rainforest. Myrmec…

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An Arachnid Dracula? Rare, Red-Fanged Spider Is Uncovered

An Arachnid Dracula? Rare, Red-Fanged Spider Is Uncovered

A one-of-a-kind spider from Down Under looks more like a Transylvania transplant than an Aussie, thanks to it…

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Mysterious Spider With Blood-Red Fangs Found in Australia

Mysterious Spider With Blood-Red Fangs Found in Australia

Until Mark Wong recently flipped over a rock in Tallaganda State Forest in New South Wales, Australia, it had…

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National Geographic

National Geographic

This bizarre beetle is extremely hard to find, and has baffled scientists for nearly 200 years. Learn more: h…

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Bizarre-Looking Beetle Has an Even Weirder Sex Life

Bizarre-Looking Beetle Has an Even Weirder Sex Life

Mark Wong was tromping through the jungle in Singapore, looking for ants, when he flipped a log over and saw …

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Better to protect habitats, not cage wildlife

Better to protect habitats, not cage wildlife

Threatened mammals such as pangolins, leopard cats and sambar deer rely on large areas to find food, mates an…

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