Outreach day @ucllifesciences.bsky.social #ScienceFair. Wasp nests, wasp paper art, wasp #VR! With @cintiaoi.bsky.social @femi-benny.bsky.social @idrisadams.bsky.social, Alex Cequeira D’Araujo, Louisa Stefani, Peter Ayres & #DatascapesRealities @uclcber.bsky.social @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social

Episode 2 of #ConservationConversations is out now! 🍃 @lucyholland.bsky.social and I had the pleasure of speaking to @waspwoman.bsky.social about all things wasps 🐝, sci comm 📢, #SoapboxScience and much more for the @britishecologicalsociety.org Conservation Ecology SIG. Listen now: bit.ly/4vbehN1

Very proud to contributed to this, and so excited to hear that #WorldOfWasps has been nominated for an award!

Grant Museum of Zoology@uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We are excited to share that we have been shortlisted for Best Use of Digital in the 2026 @museumsandheritage.com Awards for our work on the World of Wasps exhibition. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...

We are so pleased that World of Wasps has made the shortlist! A huge interdisciplinary team effort with @waspwoman.bsky.social @cintiaoi.bsky.social @idrisadams.bsky.social from @uclcber.bsky.social, Datascape Realities, @leaveylab.bsky.social @eloygl.bsky.social from @ucl-c4ia.bsky.social!

Grant Museum of Zoology@uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We are excited to share that we have been shortlisted for Best Use of Digital in the 2026 @museumsandheritage.com Awards for our work on the World of Wasps exhibition. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...

📢 Registration Deadline tomorrow! Don't miss out! Join us for #EntoFashion Day at the #StudentForum! Whether subtle or spectacular, show off your ento-inspired style - creativity encouraged, glitter optional ✨🐞 Deadline: 17:00 (GMT) 13 March 🔗 buff.ly/qIT1TCs #SF26

Prizes for Best Dressed!

Wear your finest insect-themed attire and join us for #EntoFashion Day

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Excited to share that @lucyholland.bsky.social and I are hosting the revamped @britishecologicalsociety.org Conservation Ecology SIG podcast! 🌱 For our first episode in #ConservationConversations we interviewed Professor Helen Roy, covering all things ladybirds and more! Listen here: bit.ly/4sxf6xz

Abstract submissions and registration are now open for the @royentsoc.bsky.social #StudentForum2026! We'll be at @newcastleuni.bsky.social from 30-31 March - all undergrads and postgrads studying insects should consider attending! www.royensoc.co.uk/event/studen...

#Wasps at the #darts! Very happy to do a short interview with @talksport.com yesterday about the 'Ally Pally wasp'. However, much like the poor wasps I was a bit dopey yesterday and mistakenly said that virgin queens overwinter... queens actually mate before the end of the season! bit.ly/4pR1vQS

Wasp expert explains why there are so many at Alexandra Palace

The question on every darts fan’s lips watching the World Championship has been: Why on earth are there so many wasps at Alexandra Palace? Well, we can finally bring you the answer you’…

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A real honour and a pleasure to be invited to speak to the public at @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social twice this month in collaboration with the #WorldOfWasps exhibition. Still on until the end of January, make sure to visit!

Tannis Davidson@tannisdavidson.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Fabulous talk today by @idrisadams.bsky.social in @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social all about why we should all love wasps - especially solitary wasps 🐝! #WaspLove #WorldOfWasps

@idrisadams.bsky.social's 1st wasp paper! Although written for & reviewed by kids, it's good for wasp-wary adults too! And a perfect companion for a visit to the @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social #WorldOfWasps free exhibition www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... @uclcber.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social

World of Wasps

Visit the Grant Museum's new exhibition for visitors of all ages and experience the hidden, intimate world of wasps like never before! Based on UCL research, "World of Wasps" brings together cutting-e...

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Idris Adams@idrisadams.bsky.social · 9mo ago

My first wasp publication is out! @waspwoman.bsky.social and I have written a piece highlighting why wasps are so cool in Frontiers for Young Minds... perfect for children but equally as fascinating for all ages!

My first wasp publication is out! @waspwoman.bsky.social and I have written a piece highlighting why wasps are so cool in Frontiers for Young Minds... perfect for children but equally as fascinating for all ages!

The Wonderful World of Wasps

When you hear the word “wasp”, you probably imagine a stripey yellow-and-black insect that you see flying about at your summer picnic. You would be right! But there is much more to wasps than you thin...

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Submit your research or join to make the most of the networking opportunities at this great @royentsoc.bsky.social event!

Royal Entomological Society@royentsoc.bsky.social · 10mo ago

⏰ Abstract deadline extended - join the programme by submitting your research by Friday 24 October 🦋 Join us at our Outreach, Culture & Education SIG to network with like-minded people and plan your next outreach venture. 📍 National Museum Scotland 📅 22 Nov 2025 Register now 🔽

When a world-class zoology museum says: "We'd like to make an exhibition all about wasps; will you help us?" you have to pinch yourself to know it's real! #WorldOfWasps @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... @uclcber.bsky.social @cintiaoi.bsky.social @idrisadams.bsky.social

Interview: UCL’s wasp experts talk about the research behind the Grant Museum’s latest exhibition

Researchers from the Sumner Lab talk about how their research informed the Grant Museum of Zoology’s latest virtual reality exhibition, World of Wasps.

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It has been an enormous pleasure to work with @uclcber.bsky.social wasp dream team @waspwoman.bsky.social @cintiaoi.bsky.social and @idrisadams.bsky.social to highlight their amazing research in this world first exhibition on #wasps!

Grant Museum of Zoology@uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Researchers from the Sumner Lab talk about how their research informed our latest virtual reality exhibition, World of Wasps. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... #GMZWasps

Check out our interview to UCL!! @idrisadams.bsky.social @waspwoman.bsky.social

Seirian Sumner@waspwoman.bsky.social · 10mo ago

When a world-class zoology museum says: "We'd like to make an exhibition all about wasps; will you help us?" you have to pinch yourself to know it's real! #WorldOfWasps @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... @uclcber.bsky.social @cintiaoi.bsky.social @idrisadams.bsky.social

Nice article by @willwiles.bsky.social in @apollo-magazine.com on the #WorldOfWasps! Be sure to visit @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social! apollo-magazine.com/wasps-nests-...

If we liked wasps more, we could learn from them

Wasps have a terrible image problem but, after seeing an exhibition that highlights their design abilities, Will Wiles thinks we could learn from them

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Starring @idrisadams.bsky.social, on BBC Breakfast - PhD student @londonnercdtp.bsky.social @uclcber.bsky.social We are so proud of you Idris - a media natural spreading the #WaspLove! @ucllifesciences.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social

UCL Faculty of Life Sciences@ucllifesciences.bsky.social · last yr.

Wasps on BBC Breakfast 🐝 Our expert joined BBC Breakfast to talk all things wasps - why they're essential, misunderstood, and worth celebrating. Discover the Grant Museum’s fascinating new exhibition on wasp diversity. 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... #UCL #GrantMuseum #BBCBreakfast #Wasps

Wasps on BBC Breakfast 🐝 Our expert joined BBC Breakfast to talk all things wasps - why they're essential, misunderstood, and worth celebrating. Discover the Grant Museum’s fascinating new exhibition on wasp diversity. 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... #UCL #GrantMuseum #BBCBreakfast #Wasps

It's a bumper-wasp year: here are my top tips on how to dine alongside wasps, without getting stung. GET INVOLVED! Tell us what wasps want at YOUR picnic: www.sumnerlab.co.uk/wasp-picnic-... theconversation.com/what-to-do-w... @uclcber.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com

What to do when wasps crash your picnic – a scientist’s guide to dining safely with these insects

Did you know wasps switch from ham to jam foraging during the late summer?

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Super proud of my PhD student, @idrisadams.bsky.social who 100% rocked #WaspLove messaging on #BBCBreakfast yesterday! 🥳🥳 Look out for more wasp media from Idris, as wasps flourish in our #climate-change driven hot summer! @uclcber.bsky.social @ucllifesciences.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social

Idris Adams@idrisadams.bsky.social · last yr.

Have had a very exciting and unexpected start to this week, travelling to Salford for an interview with BBC Breakfast talking all things #wasps! Many thanks to @waspwoman.bsky.social for trusting me with this opportunity, and the fantastic #WorldOfWasps at @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social for the props!

Have had a very exciting and unexpected start to this week, travelling to Salford for an interview with BBC Breakfast talking all things #wasps! Many thanks to @waspwoman.bsky.social for trusting me with this opportunity, and the fantastic #WorldOfWasps at @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social for the props!

Very happy to be part of this and can't wait to visit! #WorldOfWasps

Seirian Sumner@waspwoman.bsky.social · last yr.

Huge thanks to @tannisdavidson.bsky.social and team for making the impossible dream come true: THE WORLD'S FIRST ART-SCIENCE WASP EXHIBITION! www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... ...from wasp researchers behind #WorldOfWasps @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social... @cintiaoi.bsky.social @idrisadams.bsky.social

World of Wasps @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social is open! Over a year in the making by this incredible team, the exhibition features displays, virtual reality, projections and paper sculptures drawing upon @uclcber.bsky.social research @waspwoman.bsky.social @cintiaoi.bsky.social @idrisadams.bsky.social

Did you know that wasps purr? Or that they wag their bodies and tap their antennae to communicate? Find out more about these fascinating animals and discover the delightfully relatable social goings-on inside our virtual nest in ‘World of Wasps’. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... #GMZWasps

Take a wasp’s eye journey through a rewilded Grant Museum in a new VR exhibition

Visitors are invited to enter a scientifically accurate virtual nest and experience the hidden, intimate world of wasps in a new virtual reality exhibition at the Grant Museum of Zoology.

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This Monday, another of our CBERians, @idrisadams.bsky.social shared a sneak peek of his fascinating PhD work on the evolution of solitary wasps 🧠🐝. He walked us through the evolutionary traits and behaviours that make these insects so unique. A big thank you for such a insightful talk!

Looking forward to reading @robinince.bsky.social new book after his wonderful talk today in St Albans. Highly recommend catching him on tour if you can!

Very uplifting to be part of #BringScienceToPolitics in Parliament Square this morning. Thank you to @tristramwyatt.bsky.social for spreading the word! @sciencetopolitics.bsky.social 📸 Denise Laura Baker

Support #ConservationScience this April and help @royentsoc.bsky.social to ensure the best possible future for the endangered #LargeBlue butterfly. Every £1 donated will be doubled by the #BigGive. Read more and donate to the cause 🔽 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Help secure a future for the Large blue butterfly – Big Give

The Large blue was declared nationally extinct in 1979. Thanks to the unique expertise of our conservation science team we …

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Royal Entomological Society@royentsoc.bsky.social · last yr.

#SaveTheDate! This April, we're participating in the #BigGive #GreenMatchFund 🦋 Between 22-29 April, any donations made in our #BigGive campaign will be DOUBLED! This a great opportunity to fund vital research for the #endangered #LargeBlue to thrive. Read more 🔽

Huge thanks to our terrific student reps - @bensjhawthorne.bsky.social, @idrisadams.bsky.social and Vera Kaunath - for organising another great RES Student Forum #SF25 🦋 Read more about our student reps 🔽

Student Representatives - Royal Entomological Society

The Student Representatives organise the annual Student Forum with RES staff, provide updates to the Society’s Meetings Committee, act as a voice for students within any consultations of the…

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