Aadhi Ramkumar
@hasbeanbeetle.bsky.social
PhD Candidate @ The University of Western Australia (UWA) 🫘🪲 | Representative for @ceb-uwa.bsky.social (CEB) 🧬 | 2026 Social media officer for @ausevosoc.bsky.social (AES) 🦘
Living and working on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja
Living and working on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja
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✨1-month left to register!✨
There is still time remaining to register for AES x SASB's joint conference, 🧬𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗴🧬, 2-4 Dec at the University of Wollongong 🌊 before registrations close in early November!
Register at this link: aes.corsizio.com/portal/aes
#EvointheGong #AESxSASB26
There is still time remaining to register for AES x SASB's joint conference, 🧬𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗴🧬, 2-4 Dec at the University of Wollongong 🌊 before registrations close in early November!
Register at this link: aes.corsizio.com/portal/aes
#EvointheGong #AESxSASB26
Australasian Evolution Society — Conferences List
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October 1, 2026 at 2:55 AM
✨1-month left to register!✨
There is still time remaining to register for AES x SASB's joint conference, 🧬𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗴🧬, 2-4 Dec at the University of Wollongong 🌊 before registrations close in early November!
Register at this link: aes.corsizio.com/portal/aes
#EvointheGong #AESxSASB26
There is still time remaining to register for AES x SASB's joint conference, 🧬𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗴🧬, 2-4 Dec at the University of Wollongong 🌊 before registrations close in early November!
Register at this link: aes.corsizio.com/portal/aes
#EvointheGong #AESxSASB26
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✨Last Chance for Super Early Rego!✨
We’ve extended our super early bird rego until the 17th of July!
Use code SUPEREARLY2026 to join us December for 🧬𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗴🧬
Only 1 week left so register at this link: aes.corsizio.com/portal/aes
We’ve extended our super early bird rego until the 17th of July!
Use code SUPEREARLY2026 to join us December for 🧬𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗴🧬
Only 1 week left so register at this link: aes.corsizio.com/portal/aes
Australasian Evolution Society — Conferences List
aes.corsizio.com
July 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM
✨Last Chance for Super Early Rego!✨
We’ve extended our super early bird rego until the 17th of July!
Use code SUPEREARLY2026 to join us December for 🧬𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗴🧬
Only 1 week left so register at this link: aes.corsizio.com/portal/aes
We’ve extended our super early bird rego until the 17th of July!
Use code SUPEREARLY2026 to join us December for 🧬𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗴🧬
Only 1 week left so register at this link: aes.corsizio.com/portal/aes
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✨REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!✨
Join us in December for 🧬𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗴🧬- A joint conference by Australasian Evolution Society (AES) and The Society of Australian Systematic Biologists (SASB)🤝.
Register at this link: aes.corsizio.com/portal/aes
Follow the thread for Key Rego Dates (1/1)
Join us in December for 🧬𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗴🧬- A joint conference by Australasian Evolution Society (AES) and The Society of Australian Systematic Biologists (SASB)🤝.
Register at this link: aes.corsizio.com/portal/aes
Follow the thread for Key Rego Dates (1/1)
May 28, 2026 at 4:40 AM
✨REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!✨
Join us in December for 🧬𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗴🧬- A joint conference by Australasian Evolution Society (AES) and The Society of Australian Systematic Biologists (SASB)🤝.
Register at this link: aes.corsizio.com/portal/aes
Follow the thread for Key Rego Dates (1/1)
Join us in December for 🧬𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗴🧬- A joint conference by Australasian Evolution Society (AES) and The Society of Australian Systematic Biologists (SASB)🤝.
Register at this link: aes.corsizio.com/portal/aes
Follow the thread for Key Rego Dates (1/1)
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✨ SAVE THE DATE ✨
This year's AES Conference will be held jointly with our friends at the Society of Australian Systematic Biologists 🧬
📍 University of Wollongong
📆 2-4 December
Mark it in your calendars ✏️ more information to come soon!
This year's AES Conference will be held jointly with our friends at the Society of Australian Systematic Biologists 🧬
📍 University of Wollongong
📆 2-4 December
Mark it in your calendars ✏️ more information to come soon!
March 11, 2026 at 6:09 AM
✨ SAVE THE DATE ✨
This year's AES Conference will be held jointly with our friends at the Society of Australian Systematic Biologists 🧬
📍 University of Wollongong
📆 2-4 December
Mark it in your calendars ✏️ more information to come soon!
This year's AES Conference will be held jointly with our friends at the Society of Australian Systematic Biologists 🧬
📍 University of Wollongong
📆 2-4 December
Mark it in your calendars ✏️ more information to come soon!
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🌠 Meet Our Exec Committee for 2026 🌠
@hasbeanbeetle.bsky.social is a PhD candidate at the University of Western Australia currently working on sexual selection in cowpea seed beetles. He is not a father, yet still doesn’t have time for hobbies or interests of his own 🥀
@hasbeanbeetle.bsky.social is a PhD candidate at the University of Western Australia currently working on sexual selection in cowpea seed beetles. He is not a father, yet still doesn’t have time for hobbies or interests of his own 🥀
March 4, 2026 at 6:42 AM
🌠 Meet Our Exec Committee for 2026 🌠
@hasbeanbeetle.bsky.social is a PhD candidate at the University of Western Australia currently working on sexual selection in cowpea seed beetles. He is not a father, yet still doesn’t have time for hobbies or interests of his own 🥀
@hasbeanbeetle.bsky.social is a PhD candidate at the University of Western Australia currently working on sexual selection in cowpea seed beetles. He is not a father, yet still doesn’t have time for hobbies or interests of his own 🥀
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🌠 Meet Our Exec Committee for 2026 🌠
Yong is a DECRA fellow at the University of Western Australia working on the impact of sexual selection on life history traits and their trade-offs. One current focus is the physiological mechanisms mediating these effects, such as diet and oxidative stress 🥦
Yong is a DECRA fellow at the University of Western Australia working on the impact of sexual selection on life history traits and their trade-offs. One current focus is the physiological mechanisms mediating these effects, such as diet and oxidative stress 🥦
March 3, 2026 at 10:59 PM
🌠 Meet Our Exec Committee for 2026 🌠
Yong is a DECRA fellow at the University of Western Australia working on the impact of sexual selection on life history traits and their trade-offs. One current focus is the physiological mechanisms mediating these effects, such as diet and oxidative stress 🥦
Yong is a DECRA fellow at the University of Western Australia working on the impact of sexual selection on life history traits and their trade-offs. One current focus is the physiological mechanisms mediating these effects, such as diet and oxidative stress 🥦
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Hello friends!
We are ⭐ Kim, Nirjana, and Aadhi ⭐ the new CEB representatives for 2026!
Over the coming year, we'll be sharing all the exciting and diverse research happening within CEB, so stay tuned.👀
🐜 @brainiants.bsky.social🧠
🪲@hasbeanbeetle.bsky.social 🫘
🦜@nirjana-dewan.bsky.social 🧬
We are ⭐ Kim, Nirjana, and Aadhi ⭐ the new CEB representatives for 2026!
Over the coming year, we'll be sharing all the exciting and diverse research happening within CEB, so stay tuned.👀
🐜 @brainiants.bsky.social🧠
🪲@hasbeanbeetle.bsky.social 🫘
🦜@nirjana-dewan.bsky.social 🧬
March 2, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Hello friends!
We are ⭐ Kim, Nirjana, and Aadhi ⭐ the new CEB representatives for 2026!
Over the coming year, we'll be sharing all the exciting and diverse research happening within CEB, so stay tuned.👀
🐜 @brainiants.bsky.social🧠
🪲@hasbeanbeetle.bsky.social 🫘
🦜@nirjana-dewan.bsky.social 🧬
We are ⭐ Kim, Nirjana, and Aadhi ⭐ the new CEB representatives for 2026!
Over the coming year, we'll be sharing all the exciting and diverse research happening within CEB, so stay tuned.👀
🐜 @brainiants.bsky.social🧠
🪲@hasbeanbeetle.bsky.social 🫘
🦜@nirjana-dewan.bsky.social 🧬
Took a short break from beetles🪲...
Carly Newcombe and I were fortunate to present at the WA Teaching and Learning Forum 2026 hosted at @curtinuniversity.bsky.social.
We spoke about UWA's The Living Room (TLR) and the work we do as the first point of wellbeing support for so many UWA students🌱!
Carly Newcombe and I were fortunate to present at the WA Teaching and Learning Forum 2026 hosted at @curtinuniversity.bsky.social.
We spoke about UWA's The Living Room (TLR) and the work we do as the first point of wellbeing support for so many UWA students🌱!
I just attended the 2026 WA Teaching and Learning Forum held at Curtin University with my supervisor Carly Newcombe from The Living Room (TLR).
The conference began with a keynote address by… | Aadh...
I just attended the 2026 WA Teaching and Learning Forum held at Curtin University with my supervisor Carly Newcombe from The Living Room (TLR).
The conference began with a keynote address by Profess...
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February 21, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Took a short break from beetles🪲...
Carly Newcombe and I were fortunate to present at the WA Teaching and Learning Forum 2026 hosted at @curtinuniversity.bsky.social.
We spoke about UWA's The Living Room (TLR) and the work we do as the first point of wellbeing support for so many UWA students🌱!
Carly Newcombe and I were fortunate to present at the WA Teaching and Learning Forum 2026 hosted at @curtinuniversity.bsky.social.
We spoke about UWA's The Living Room (TLR) and the work we do as the first point of wellbeing support for so many UWA students🌱!
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Cryptic spiders 🕷️❓
Congratulations to #CEB member Jackson Rendall on their recent publication in Austral Entomology (@austentsoc.bsky.social) about the natural history of the South Australian spiny trapdoor spider (Blakistonia aurea).
Read the paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Congratulations to #CEB member Jackson Rendall on their recent publication in Austral Entomology (@austentsoc.bsky.social) about the natural history of the South Australian spiny trapdoor spider (Blakistonia aurea).
Read the paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
February 18, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Cryptic spiders 🕷️❓
Congratulations to #CEB member Jackson Rendall on their recent publication in Austral Entomology (@austentsoc.bsky.social) about the natural history of the South Australian spiny trapdoor spider (Blakistonia aurea).
Read the paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Congratulations to #CEB member Jackson Rendall on their recent publication in Austral Entomology (@austentsoc.bsky.social) about the natural history of the South Australian spiny trapdoor spider (Blakistonia aurea).
Read the paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Quick fire big bean updates from the past few months:
1. Began demonstrating labs and running tutorials at UWA! Helping students in the same place I was 5 years ago has been extremely humbling and rewarding.
2. Proposal completed - I am now 0.5% closer to achieving my dreams of obtaining a PhD.
1. Began demonstrating labs and running tutorials at UWA! Helping students in the same place I was 5 years ago has been extremely humbling and rewarding.
2. Proposal completed - I am now 0.5% closer to achieving my dreams of obtaining a PhD.
October 3, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Quick fire big bean updates from the past few months:
1. Began demonstrating labs and running tutorials at UWA! Helping students in the same place I was 5 years ago has been extremely humbling and rewarding.
2. Proposal completed - I am now 0.5% closer to achieving my dreams of obtaining a PhD.
1. Began demonstrating labs and running tutorials at UWA! Helping students in the same place I was 5 years ago has been extremely humbling and rewarding.
2. Proposal completed - I am now 0.5% closer to achieving my dreams of obtaining a PhD.
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Great flash talk by Jackson Randell at #AES2025! @ceb-uwa.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Great flash talk by Jackson Randell at #AES2025! @ceb-uwa.bsky.social
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Great talk by Kim Wong at #AES2025 … this talk never gets old! @brainiants.bsky.social @ceb-uwa.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Great talk by Kim Wong at #AES2025 … this talk never gets old! @brainiants.bsky.social @ceb-uwa.bsky.social
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Avantika Sharma showcasing her plans for her PhD on intrasexual selection in magpies at #AES2025. Great work Avantika! @mandyridley.bsky.social @ceb-uwa.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Avantika Sharma showcasing her plans for her PhD on intrasexual selection in magpies at #AES2025. Great work Avantika! @mandyridley.bsky.social @ceb-uwa.bsky.social
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Who doesn’t enjoy a good animal behaviour video at #AES2025? Andrea Piccinini surely had captured our attention by presenting his work on post-copulatory mating behaviour in mygalomorph spiders 🕷️ @austevolsoc.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Who doesn’t enjoy a good animal behaviour video at #AES2025? Andrea Piccinini surely had captured our attention by presenting his work on post-copulatory mating behaviour in mygalomorph spiders 🕷️ @austevolsoc.bsky.social
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🐞 Ornaments Aren’t Just for Males 🏆
@hasbeanbeetle.bsky.social is studying female beetle ornaments, testing whether traits such as melanisation are used in mate choice, conflict, or resistance to harm — showcasing that ornaments may have functions beyond mate acquisition. 🐞👩❤️💋👨🥊 2/11
@hasbeanbeetle.bsky.social is studying female beetle ornaments, testing whether traits such as melanisation are used in mate choice, conflict, or resistance to harm — showcasing that ornaments may have functions beyond mate acquisition. 🐞👩❤️💋👨🥊 2/11
September 24, 2025 at 8:51 AM
🐞 Ornaments Aren’t Just for Males 🏆
@hasbeanbeetle.bsky.social is studying female beetle ornaments, testing whether traits such as melanisation are used in mate choice, conflict, or resistance to harm — showcasing that ornaments may have functions beyond mate acquisition. 🐞👩❤️💋👨🥊 2/11
@hasbeanbeetle.bsky.social is studying female beetle ornaments, testing whether traits such as melanisation are used in mate choice, conflict, or resistance to harm — showcasing that ornaments may have functions beyond mate acquisition. 🐞👩❤️💋👨🥊 2/11
Presenting at the CEB ✅ Was awesome having a large and engaged crowd!
More presentations and emotional-support beetles to come.
More presentations and emotional-support beetles to come.
This afternoon, CEB talk was presented by @hasbeanbeetle.bsky.social, who is studying elytral melanisation as female ornamentation in seed beetles. The live beetle props entertained our audience! 🪲🐞
Aadhi is supervised by Dr Natasha Lebas, Assoc Profs Joe Tomkins & Jason Kennington, & Dr Rob Dugand
Aadhi is supervised by Dr Natasha Lebas, Assoc Profs Joe Tomkins & Jason Kennington, & Dr Rob Dugand
August 3, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Presenting at the CEB ✅ Was awesome having a large and engaged crowd!
More presentations and emotional-support beetles to come.
More presentations and emotional-support beetles to come.
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@brainiants.bsky.social discussed her PhD proposal this afternoon where she plans to study variation in intraspecific cognition & its relation to complex behaviors, specifically combat and group foraging in Western Australian ants. 🐜 @mandyridley.bsky.social @notthebestsam.bsky.social #LeighSimmons
May 21, 2025 at 7:08 AM
@brainiants.bsky.social discussed her PhD proposal this afternoon where she plans to study variation in intraspecific cognition & its relation to complex behaviors, specifically combat and group foraging in Western Australian ants. 🐜 @mandyridley.bsky.social @notthebestsam.bsky.social #LeighSimmons
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Darwin came to town!
@beetlebonking.bsky.social @brainiants.bsky.social @upama.bsky.social
#UWAOpenDay #EvolBio #EnvironmentalScience
@beetlebonking.bsky.social @brainiants.bsky.social @upama.bsky.social
#UWAOpenDay #EvolBio #EnvironmentalScience
March 30, 2025 at 7:02 AM