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Charlie Woodrow

@charliezoology.bsky.social

Postdoc - Pollination Biomechanics Evolution 🧬 Ecology πŸͺ»πŸ Entomology πŸ¦— Paleontology 🦴 Views own. he/him.

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Over 400,000 beetle species exist, but how are they related? 🐞
Join Dr @beetlequeen.bsky.social ( @nhm-london.bsky.social ) on 15 Feb 2026 for a FREE webinar exploring efforts to map the global Beetle Tree of Life & uncover biodiversity patterns.

πŸ‘‰ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mapping-th...

24.10.2025 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sky News tweet:

BREAKING: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu orders military to immediately carry out strikes in Gaza

Sky News tweet: BREAKING: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu orders military to immediately carry out strikes in Gaza

Expel the Israeli ambassador.

Shut down the embassy.

Sever all diplomatic relations with the genocidal apartheid state of Israel.

28.10.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 370    πŸ” 117    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 6
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Emerging themes: Novel techniques in insect behaviour studies We are excited to invite you to the next Behaviour SIG meeting at The Studio, Birmingham and online on 10 February 2026.

Share your research with us at the #BehaviourSIG conference this February πŸͺ²

#CallForAbstracts - Submit your abstract for your chance to present a 15 minute talk or poster and network with fellow insect scientists at the meeting.

Deadline for abstract submissions: 16 Dec 2025 πŸ”½

28.10.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Orthoptera Special Interest Group (SIG) 2025 Join us at The Natural History Museum, London for the Royal Entomological Society’s annual Orthoptera meeting about grasshopper and cricket research, conservation, recording and more. Our Orthoptera Special Interest Group (SIG) provides a forum for the discussion of all aspects of research and outreach involving Orthoptera, including behaviour, physiology, acoustics, ecology and taxonomy. The programme includes around ten short talks, with posters and livestock presented during refreshment breaks. The meeting is followed by an optional supper and drinks in the NHM common room. We welcome contributions from all enthusiasts, students, academics, and other professionals.

🚨 Deadline fast approaching! Register for #OrthopteraSIG 2025 by Monday πŸ—“οΈ

Join us at @nhm-london.bsky.social 5 November for a full day of talks, posters & #InsectScience πŸ¦—

πŸ”— Register today πŸ”½

23.10.2025 06:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These illustrations are beautiful @mtcastagna.bsky.social !!!

23.10.2025 07:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I cannot believe our work is finally out there and in @journal-evo.bsky.social ! This was an enormous group effort!

We provide an updated estimate of the number of buzz pollinated angiosperm species, genera, and families, look at consequences for diversification, number of transitions, and more!

23.10.2025 05:34 β€” πŸ‘ 127    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3

Not only will you be getting first hand experience in how societies are run behind the scenes but all the connections and opportunities that come will the role are unmatched!

@idrisadams.bsky.social and I will be ready to bring you up to speed on everything to do with the position! πŸͺ²πŸπŸž

02.10.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of me behind the table selling cakes at UKCEH Wallingford for Macmillan Coffee Morning

Photo of me behind the table selling cakes at UKCEH Wallingford for Macmillan Coffee Morning

Big thanks to my colleagues at UKCEH for supporting yesterday's #MacmillanCoffeeMorning in memory of my Dad.

Together we raised over Β£650, edging me closer to my new target of Β£3000. Ready for Cardiff Half next weekend!

www.justgiving.com/page/mighty-... πŸ’š

26.09.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Gaza Tribunal - Day One
YouTube video by Project for Peace & Justice by Jeremy Corbyn The Gaza Tribunal - Day One

Today, we are hosting the Gaza Tribunal.

We are going to uncover the full truth about this government’s complicity in genocide.

Follow it live NOW here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3un...

04.09.2025 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 445    πŸ” 184    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 11
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One mother for two species via obligate cross-species cloning in ants - Nature In a case of obligate cross-species cloning, female ants of Messor ibericus need to clone males of Messor structor to obtain sperm for producing the worker caste, resulting in males from the same moth...

This is so cool! Ant queens that can be the parent of two distinct species! 🐜🐜 The authors term this xenoparity.

Nature once again reminding us that it does not care about our classification systems... πŸ˜…

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

03.09.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Damning Records the Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn't Want You to See Fossil fuel companies foresaw the devastating impacts of climate change more than 60 years ago.

Our recent report, Decades of Deceit, comprehensively documents how major fossil fuel companies have misled the public and prevented climate action. We created a timeline that shows a small selection of their actions. Explore it here:

31.08.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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Uppsala University donated yesterday to our Museum hundreds of zoology posters previously used for teaching, most of them dating back to 1840-1890s ! What a treasure! I can't wait to sort them 🀩

05.04.2025 07:15 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Global Sumud Flotilla - Global As the genocide in Gaza gets worse by the day and the governments and institutions fail the Palestinian people, the free people of the world are trying their best to maintain solidarity and to create ...

Global Sumud Flotilla - Global chuffed.org/project/1388...

11.08.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A large yellow chanterelle mushroom

A large yellow chanterelle mushroom

A large yellow chanterelle mushroom

A large yellow chanterelle mushroom

A large yellow chanterelle mushroom

A large yellow chanterelle mushroom

A basket of mixed foraged mushrooms

A basket of mixed foraged mushrooms

It's that time of year again in Uppsala! πŸ„πŸ„ #forage #chanterelle

09.08.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some bees busy out for #InsectWeek 2025 ! 🐝πŸͺ°πŸͺ²πŸ¦—

27.06.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's #InsectWeek!

Why not celebrate by reading the latest #VirtualIssue on #InsectDecline and #Conservation?

It's full of new research collected from across our seven journals, by some of those who #StandTallForTheSmall.

buff.ly/FG0L9RE

Get involved! @royentsoc.bsky.social

@wiley.com

26.06.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of six butterflies which depicts the many different colours and patterns of butterflies in the genus Morpho. The top left is Morpho menelaus, the top middle is Morpho helenor, the top right is Morpho cypris. On the bottom left is Morpho rhetenor, the bottom middle is Morpho sulkowskyi, and the bottom right is Morpho hecuba. Photo credit: Emilie Snell-Rood.

A photo of six butterflies which depicts the many different colours and patterns of butterflies in the genus Morpho. The top left is Morpho menelaus, the top middle is Morpho helenor, the top right is Morpho cypris. On the bottom left is Morpho rhetenor, the bottom middle is Morpho sulkowskyi, and the bottom right is Morpho hecuba. Photo credit: Emilie Snell-Rood.

In her Perspective, Emilie Snell-Rood discusses the value of basic science, using the Morpho butterfly as an example of how this type of research has driven later innovation & highlights the value of government and institutional support for basic research

journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

26.06.2025 07:30 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Douglas Boyes Fund - Royal Entomological Society The Douglas Boyes Fund has been established in honour of Douglas Boyes (1996-2021), an esteemed entomologist specialising in Lepidoptera. The Fund aims to provide young people aged 14-18 with access…

Do you know a young person with an interest in insects? πŸ¦‹

The Douglas Boyes Fund aims to provide people aged 14-18 with access to entomology equipment, fostering their passion for insects and inspiring them to engage and share their interest with other young individuals πŸ”½

24.06.2025 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 130    πŸ” 105    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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All prepared and ready to talk Brilliant Beetles at RHS Wisley Hilltop 11:00 am, celebrating #InsectWeek @royentsoc.bsky.social

24.06.2025 07:54 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A deaf leaf mimic bush-cricket

A deaf leaf mimic bush-cricket

It's #InsectWeek 2025! Don't forget to take a moment to celebrate the small things we all depend on, including those yet to be discovered!

24.06.2025 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Welcome all to Day 1! 🐝

To mark the start of #InsectWeek 2025, we're calling on the public to #StandTallForTheSmall & take the Insect Week pledge - a commitment to discover, observe & protect insects in all their fascinating variety 🐝

Sign the pledge and get a free poster πŸ”½

@ukceh.bsky.social‬

23.06.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

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