The FINAL programme for 2026 Coleopterists Day. We are excited to see one and all on Saturday 21st February for a day dedicated to the best order of insects on planet earth 🪲
The Coleopterists Society of Britain and Ireland
@colsocbi.bsky.social
A society promoting, researching and recording the 4,000+ beetle species on Britain and Ireland. 🪲 Events, field meetings and networking...🪲🪲 Website: https://www.colsoc.org/
Coccinella septempunctata 🐞 Epping Forest 2026 #entomology #macro #macrophotography #beetle #beetles #insects #nature #wildlife #naturelover #ladybug #ladybird
Beetles have survived ice ages and mass extinctions — but can they survive today’s global change? 🪲 Join our FREE entoLIVE webinar on 17 Feb with Dr @beetlequeen.bsky.social on mapping the beetle tree of life and what it tells us about biodiversity’s future. 🧪 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1815106274...
The programme for 2026 Coleopterists Day is here...
Potatos across the UK breathe a sigh of relief
Lukie Pieterse@potatonews.bsky.social · 8mo agoUK declares Colorado potato beetle eradicated after two-year surveillance effort The UK government announced the successful eradication of the Colorado beetle, a major potato pest, following its discovery in Kent in July 2023. There were no further finds over two years, leading to the declaration…
Talks from past coleopterist days ... This year's is on the 21st of February🪲
BBC News - Nature loss is a national security risk, intelligence groups warn - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nature loss is a national security risk, intelligence groups warn
The degradation of ecosystems around the world threatens UK food security, a long-awaited report says.
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!Please Read! Coleopterists Day is happening on Saturday 21st February, not the 22nd as previously circulated. Accept our apologies for this confusion, we hope to see you there for discussions, presentations and more...🪲🪲🪲
SAVE THE DATE! Saturday 21st February 2026 is Coleopterists Day at Liverpool Museum. A fun and informative programme of talks with access to the entomology collections in the afternoon. We look forward to seeing you there. Details on how to attend following soon 🪲 @colsocbi.bsky.social
Speakers, collection tours (YOU can meet the Lucanus cervus on the last image) and more to be revealed?🐞... See the programme for Coleopterists Day on Sat Feb 22! Scuttle over to Oxford Natural History museum @morethanadodo.bsky.social for some beetle fun! #science #nature #entomology #conservation
A beautiful Carabus granulatus I found yesterday in North Dorset. First time I've found this species 😀 #carabidae #coleoptera #macrophotography #macro #ukwildlife
#NewSpecies! New weevil from #indonesia just snuck in: Exophthalmida elytrodon Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/9A690710-... Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Zootaxa #ExophthalmidaElytrodon #FAIRdata #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #entomology #insects #coleoptera #weevils
Amazing work, so pleased to support the @biologicalrecording.co.uk. Want to learn more? Check out and share their fantastic webinars and help enrich the world with #InsectScience 🪲 Register for upcoming #EntoLIVE events: biologicalrecording.co.uk/entolive/ #entomology #invertebrates #SciComms
Biological Recording Company@biologicalrecording.co.uk · 2y agoOver 60 webinars in, which entoLIVEs have proven most popular? It seems that 🐝subjects attract the most live attendees, but less popular groups do better in the long-run. Interesting. #entomology #invertebrates #SciComms Catch up on previous webinars here: biologicalrecording.co.uk/category/ent...
A wonder of macro is spotting things that would be missed with the naked eye. This picture of two Cryptocephalus aureolus? beetles at Cerne Abbas revealed a stowaway. It's an Oil Beetle larva. Well worth looking at their fascinating life cycle! #coleoptera @colsocbi.bsky.social #macrophotography
A really cool Hercules beetle I found in the garden ❤️🌿🍄 #entomology #insects #beetle #curio #naturesky #nature #bug #goblincore #herculesbeetle #wildlifephotography
If you have an interest in natural history within the county of Norfolk then do check out the Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society website norfolknaturalists.org.uk/wp/then and follow them on Bluesky 😉
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Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society@norfolknats.bsky.social · 2y agoIf you have an interest in beetles then do check out the Coleopterists Society of Britain and Ireland website www.colsoc.org and follow them on Bluesky
It’s #TenebTuesday! Another “pancaked” #Adelostomini —Stips sp.—photographed at night near Gobabeb Namib Research Institute. The adult beetles spend the days buried in the sand, emerging at night to forage on the dunes. #Coleoptera #Tenebrionidae
My first of the year - 7 Spot Ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata. #Beetles #Coleoptera #VC55 #UKWildlife #Ladybirds #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem #OM5 #HeliconFocus #FocusStacking
Roll up roll up, join us at @morethanadodo.bsky.social on February 22, 2025 from 10:00 ! We’re bringing together a mount-Rushmore level crossover of beetle experts, enthusiasts and curious minds for a day of engaging talks + tours and discussions!🐞 #insects, #entomology, #bugs,🌍
We are the Coleopterists Society of Britain and Ireland!🐞, Our aim is to further beetle research, standardise and promote recording, and to develop and encourage public awareness and conservation of the 4,000+ species of beetles found on these islands. Check us out: www.colsoc.org
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ColSoc is the Coleopterists Society of Britain and Ireland, dedicated to the study of the 4,000+ species of beetles found on these islands.
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