AJCann
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Gentleman Scientist, ancora imparo. Trustee of NatureSpot: https://www.naturespot.org LLPS Natural History Section: https://www.leicesterlitandphil.org.uk/Natural-History-Section #Arachnids #Bugs #Environment #Hemiptera #Leicester
We're a proud sponsor of entoLIVE webinars (see @biologicalrecording.co.uk) and there's plenty coming up still this year, you can find a full list on our website: www.benhs.org.uk/entolive-2026/
What's coming up in entoLIVE 2026 - British Entomological & Natural History Society
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James McCulloch@jamesimcc.bsky.social · 2d agoGo out at night and you might find springtails all over logs or trees where they're absent in the day. Why? I was glad to collaborate on this new paper, where we show that even in dry-tolerant Willowsia, nocturnal activity is related to environmental moisture. soil-organisms.org/SO/article/v...
She's got a bald spot, she's offending by The Guardian calling her a "grey lump with orange wings", but she's ovipositing on our bedstraws, so I don't care. Humming-bird Hawk-moth, Macroglossum stellatarum. #VC55Moths #VC55 #moths
Photos reveal devastation left behind by huge Leicestershire wildfire #Leicestershire #Leicester
Photos reveal devastation left behind by huge Leicestershire wildfire
The cause is currently unknown
leicestermercury.co.uk
Entomology Update - July 2026 ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2026/08/ento... #Leicester #Leicestershire #Rutland #insewcts #entomology
Entomology Update - July 2026
In spite of the t errifying weather, July was an outstanding month for butterflies. With everything brown and crispy after record breaking h...
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In our latest press release we take an early look at the July stats: just how dry has it been? bit.ly/45xyDEF
Lime Plant Bug, Phytocoris tiliae, in the floating frame (see: ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2025/05/floa... ) #Bugs #Hemiptera #VC55 #Miridae
In a case of reverse ugly duckling, I can't help thinking this Bronze Shieldbug nymph, Troilus luridus, would have been better off waiting until it was sexually mature to flash the bling. #Bugs #Hemiptera #VC55 #Pentatomidae
⚠️ Extreme Fire Risk ⚠️ 🔥 After an exceptionally dry summer there's an increased fire risk in Charnwood Forest. 🪧 Signs are up across the Geopark: don't light fires or barbecues. 🌳 Be smart and help protect the countryside 🦌
With my current #wasp obsession, every Bedeguar Gall feels like Christmas morning. Just waiting for the guests to hatch now. Inquilinetastic! :-) #Hymenoptera #VC55
It's taken me years to finally catch up with Metatropis rufescens, the Enchanter's-nightshade Stiltbug, but today a bank of Enchanter's-nightshade finally yielded the goods, although only a nymph as yet. #Bugs #Hemiptera #VC55 #Berytidae
Please be aware that the UKBMS website - and other Indicia sites such as iRecord - will be unavailable next week on Tueday 28th July due to maintenance. It is expected that the site will be back up from Wednesday 29th. You'll be unable to enter your UKBMS counts during this time.
There is a petition to ban disposable barbecues in the UK, and I support this move. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77...
Petition: Ban on sale of disposable BBQs
We want the Government to introduce a nationwide ban on the sale of single-use disposable barbecues. Disposable BBQs are increasingly linked to preventable wildfires, which poses a serious risk to pu...
petition.parliament.uk
Oh dear Andy, it's going to be more of the same isn't it... theconversation.com/soft-plastic...
Soft plastic recycling laws have been delayed – an expert explains why
Our whole system is built to reward recyclability. But what actually matters is how much we’re manufacturing in the first place.
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Wasp of the Day: Aphelinus asychis. Widely used as an aphid biocontrol agent, mainly in greenhouses. #Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55 #Aphelinidae
Have you noticed an opaqueness to the blue sky this morning? Wildfire smoke from North America is drifting south across the UK, meaning the clear skies may not be as blue as you might expect 🌤️
Aleiodes spp. - characteristic cyclostome mouth, a circular opening formed by a dorso-ventrally short clypeus and a concave labrum, bordered below by the mandibles. #Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55 #Braconidae
