I was quite surprised to find several male Beewolves lekking around an apple tree in the middle of an urban area of south Oxford yesterday!
Liam Crowley
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Entomology and ecologist. Currently a post doctoral research associate at the University of Oxford. Interested in wasps, bees, species ID, biodiversity monitoring and pollination ecology.
Leptogaster cylindrica, Slender-striped Robberfly, decided my leg was the perfect place to eat it's snack
Really nice to see this lovely Large Scissor Bee, Chelostoma florisomme, near my house this week.
We have Andrena cineraria nesting in the lawn of our new house. Only the second bee species recorded from the garden so far, but hopefully many more will find a home here as we begin to improve our small garden for wildlife. 🐝
It was really nice to find Brown Hairstreak eggs at the Begbroke site last week. This species has declined due to hedgerow removal and annual flailing. The site offers promising potential for hedgerow/habitat enhancement alongside the development that could support this somewhat elusive butterfly.
Love my new entomology mug! What a crackin Christmas present, my family clearly know me well 🐜🦗🪲🦟🪳🪰🐝🐞🦋🐛
⏰ Last chance! Today’s the final day to register for the Outreach, Culture & Education SIG 2025 🪲 Deadline: 17:00 (GMT), today – 10 Nov Don’t miss your chance to share your outreach ideas & projects! 🐝 🔗 buff.ly/taZ3JvC #Entomology #ScienceCommunication
Outreach, Culture & Education SIG 2025 - Royal Entomological Society
Outreach, Culture & Education Special Interest Group (SIG) 2025 We are excited to invite you to the next RES Outreach SIG meeting at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh on 22 November. Come and...
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Want to know more about #Medical & #Veterinary #Entomology, or how insects interact with pathogens and parasites? Get involved with our Special Interest Groups and learn more about #InsectScience 🦟 Read about our SIGs 🔽 buff.ly/KwomSPB 📸 Female ichneumon wasp (c) Adam Poledníček
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The Society convenes Special Interest Groups (SIGs) on a range of topics.
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Lots of Holly Blue, Celastrina argiolus, around the ivy at the moment. The spring generation primarily uses holly, whereas the summer generation switch to ivy. One of the many beautiful species supported by this underrated plant!
The sun is shining in South Oxfordshire, perfect weather for FIT Counts on the Ivy covering our hedgerows! Female Ivy bees busy collecting pollen, not many other insects today. FIT in 😉your last counts before the @pomscheme.bsky.social survey ends on 30 Sept 🐝
Many people have noticed the abundance of 7-spot ladybird in the UK this summer. I wonder if there will also be a related boom in Ladybird Parasitoid Wasp, Dinocampus coccinellae? It turns the host beetle into a 'zombie' bodyguard, standing guard over the developing wasp pupa.
What a privilege to have been able to spend a week learning techniques in insect taxonomy from the legendary Steven Falk & @liamcrowley.bsky.social. A million thanks to Thomas Hesselberg & Zoë Simmons and her staff at @morethanadodo.bsky.social for the experience. ❤️🐝🪰🔬❤️
Female Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Anthophora plumipes, sheltering from the incoming thunder storm! Think I might have to do the same
Carabus granulatus is such an underrated beetle - just look at this beauty!
False ladybird, Endomychus coccineus, larva today at Wytham Woods
Lovely (albeit wet) day in the field yesterday, establishing a sampling programme to measure a biodiversity baseline at Begbroke Innovation District. However recent heavy rain had flooded several pitfall traps!
I had a great day at @sangerinstitute.bsky.social yesterday for the Tree of Life meeting and 2000th genome celebration. Wonderful to see and share Darwin Tree of Life project progress and all the amazing genome-enabled research being done. @petermulhair.bsky.social
The taxonomic biases in biodiversity data are growing over time. The amount of data we are collecting is growing, but the biases get bigger. We need to make a conscious effort to study the understudied! #SciComms #Science #Taxonomy 🧪 image from Troudet et al 2018 @natureportfolio.bsky.social
Beewolf bringing home her Honeybee prey during the warmer days of summer @rspb.bsky.social Minsmere's #DiggerAlley youtu.be/uthqsMh2yoA
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Over 50 accounts in the UK Naturalists starter pack now :) go.bsky.app/DeyPecR
Free webinar with Dr Abgail Lowe to hear about her research using DNA to explore the intricate relationships between organisms in gardens. #pollinators #genetics #bees #entomology#ecology #naturalhistory 🧬 🐝 🧪 @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/804721021237
Plants for Pollinators: Using DNA to Explore Relationships in Gardens
Join Dr Abgail Lowe to hear about her research using DNA to explore the intricate relationships between organisms in gardens.
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The #DipteristsForum AGM and Dipterists Day at the Natural History Museum, London on the 16th Nov 2024 In person or online - here talks, chat flies, see some specimens dipterists.org.uk/news/agm-dip...
Hello Bluesky! Moving over from the hell hole site, hoping for a more positive experience with plenty of insects, science and collaboration. 🐝
