Invertebrate Behaviour and Ecology Lab

The Insect Behaviour and Ecology lab, affectionately called the Latty Lab (after our glorious leader Tanya Latty), specialises in saving the world with insects (and slimes, molluscs, arachnids - basically anything we think is interesting and cool).

Research by the Lablettes extends from 3 core areas;
1. Collective behaviour and swarm intelligence - think ants, bees and slimes solving incredibly complex tasks with their tiny brains. We're figuring out how!
2. Ecology and behaviour of native bees - with at least 1600 species in Australia, it's somewhat surprising that we know next to nothing about them! We're figuring out more about these native pollinators!
3. Integrated pest management - if we can understand our pests, we can exploit their behaviour and ecology to manage pest populations through sustainable management strategies.


Thanks for visiting our page. Follow along to see the exploits of the Latty Lablettes as we share our experiences, our research, and anything cool we discover about insects (and snails, and slime, and spiders!).