Nature's Ultimate Defences: The Hidden World of Invertebrates
About this Event
SYDNEY LAUNCH
Talks on Tuesdays is a live event series bringing big ideas, real experts, and curious minds together - at your favourite local venues. Think thought-provoking lectures, audience questions, and post-talk mingling over drinks and dinner.
This isn’t a uni lecture. It’s a social, intelligent night out.Come alone or with friends, leave with something to talk about.
Event Schedule:
6.30pm Arrival & Doors Open
7pm Lecuture Starts
7.45pm Q&A
8pm Talk Concludes
8.30pm Event Closes.
*Please arrive close to 6.30pm
A La Carte menu and full bar available throughout the night - pay as you go.
Your Topic:
Nature's Ultimate Defences: The Hidden World of Invertebrates
Australia is well known globally as the home to some of nature’s most deadly animals, but beyond the snakes, spiders, jellyfish, sharks and crocodiles, it is also home to creatures with weaponry we know far too little about. Invertebrates, particularly insects, possess a diverse array of armaments that are as brilliant, varied, and surprising as the creatures that wield them. For humanity, this weaponry goes beyond curio; it can drive medical breakthroughs, inspire advanced military technology, and also, act as a grim reminder of the destructive potential of biological warfare.
Your Speaker:
Dr Eliza Middleton is an entomologist and ecologist at the University of Sydney whose research explores the remarkable behaviour and biology of invertebrates. With a PhD from the Australian National University and a passion for making science accessible, she has spent years studying how insects and other invertebrates navigate, communicate and survive.
Alongside her research, Eliza regularly appears in the media and speaks at public events, translating complex science into engaging stories that reveal the extraordinary world of the creatures living all around us.
Agenda
🕑: 06:30 PM
Doors open and arrival
🕑: 07:00 PM
Speaker starts
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
AUD 27.78
