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Ellen Rykers
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Science Journalist, Freelance
New Zealand
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By Ellen Rykers| Radio New Zealand (RNZ) Verified Follow Our Changing World on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your podcasts The 'Pūngāwerewere Workroom' at Plant & Food Research is not a happy place for anyone with arachnophobia - a fear of spiders. But it is a happy home for the 800 Australian redback spiders who live here, each in their own individual spider 'apartment', with hand-delivered meals of fruit flies or crickets every week. These spiders are unwitting helpers in a plan to set a trap for their own kind.
By Ellen Rykers| The Spinoff Verified A project wants more people to get ‘bittern’ by the matuku hūrepo bug. This is an excerpt from our environmental newsletter Future Proof. Sign up here. Wendy Ambury calls him Te-rangi, the matuku hūrepo Australasian bittern who lives near her. She will go down to the reeds where he booms. “He suns himself and he just stands there looking at me. And I just stand there looking at him,” she says. She misses him when she’s away. Ambury’s relationship with Te-rangi is unusual.
By Ellen Rykers| Radio New Zealand (RNZ) Verified Follow Our Changing World on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your podcasts The 'Pūngāwerewere Workroom' at Plant & Food Research is not a happy place for anyone with arachnophobia - a fear of spiders. But it is a happy home for the 800 Australian redback spiders who live here, each in their own individual spider 'apartment', with hand-delivered meals of fruit flies or crickets every week. These spiders are unwitting helpers in a plan to set a trap for their own kind.
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Freelance
Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.
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