At age six she had her own “toktokkie” beetle collection, hidden from her parents in empty match boxes. While her father worked the garden, the curious tot would be searching for creepy crawlies to concoct a “garden soup”. By the time Marliese Truter hit her teenage...
North-West University MSc student Linda Van Der Spuy is yet to complete her degree but she has already described nine new species to science. This is no small feat if you ask any taxonomist. Linda is no stranger to hard work and long hours. Yet she describes financial...
