Tanyptera Project

Introduction to ‘Proctos’ Parasitoid Wasps Workshop - North West Invertebrates Book here Introduction to ‘Proctos’: Parasitoid wasps of the superfamilies Diaprioidea, Platygastroidea, Proctotrupoidea and Ceraphronoidea  Small parasitoid wasps are among the most diverse and numer...

Booking is now open 😀https://www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/event/proctos/

LCES Spring Meeting 🦋

Talks include - The Highs and Lows of Looking for Rare Spiders in Lancashire, Kickstarting Nature Conservation with Wetlands, Jamaican Pleistocene Millipedes, Macrophotography on a budget & Introducing the Bolton Museum Insect Collections www.tickettailor.com/events/tanyp...

Introduction to ‘Proctos’ Parasitoid Wasps Workshop - North West Invertebrates Booking will open soon Introduction to ‘Proctos’: Parasitoid wasps of the superfamilies Diaprioidea, Platygastroidea, Proctotrupoidea and Ceraphronoidea  Small parasitoid wasps are among the most dive...

Oh hell YES! Proctotrupoidea course coming up from @tanyptera.bsky.social later this year! Tanyptera is really knocking it out of the park with wasps. With Ichneumon, Braconid & Chalcid courses in the last few years, here’s hoping for Cynipids to get a look in too! #hymenoptera #wasps

Baseline survey for the Nationally Rare and Endangered money spiders Erigone welchi and Semljicola caliginosus in Lancashire in 2025 - North West Invertebrates SUMMARY A survey was undertaken on 28th March 2025 (Forest of Bowland), and 11th and 12th October 2025 (Dales and Bowland) to speculatively search for the Nationally Rare and Endangered Linyphiidae sp...

🕷️ Another new report today 👉 Baseline survey for the money spiders Erigone welchi & Semljicola caliginosus in Lancashire by Richard Gallon www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/document/bas...

You can also watch Richard surveying for these spiders in our new video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBeP...

The status and distribution of the Solitary bee’s Andrena tarsata and Nomada robertjeotiana in Lancashire in 2025 - North West Invertebrates SUMMARY The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester & North Merseyside (Lancashire Wildlife Trust) were commissioned by Tanyptera Trust at World Museum Liverpool to undertake targeted surveys to est...

🐝 New Report 🐝- The status and distribution of the Solitary bee’s Andrena tarsata and Nomada robertjeotiana in Lancashire in 2025 by Ben Hargreaves

Now available to download from our website 👇

www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/document/the...

!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...🪲🪲🪲

Status of the Nationally Rare shorebug Chiloxanthus pilosus in northwest England with a preliminary survey of its distribution on the Ribble Estuary - North West Invertebrates Report summary [AI generated] This report reviews the status of the nationally rare shorebug Chiloxanthus pilosus in north-west England and presents the results of a preliminary survey of its distribu...

New Report 📣- Status of the Nationally Rare shorebug Chiloxanthus pilosus in northwest England with a preliminary survey of its distribution on the Ribble Estuary by Stephen Hewitt - now available to download on our website 👇

www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/document/sta...

Join us for our first identification workshop of 2026 - Apoid Wasps with Mike Edwards on Weds 18th February - more info and booking here: www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/event/apoid-...

YouTube video by The Tanyptera Project How to survey for the rare Caddisfly Anabolia brevipennis

How to Survey for the rare Caddisfly Anabolia brevipennis – Watch Our New Video!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXIM...

Read more 👉 www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/how-to-surve...

Anaesthetising insects with carbon dioxide in the field and methods for delivering the gas - North West Invertebrates Abstract [AI assisted] Accurate identification is fundamental to insect recording and conservation, yet many species cannot be reliably identified without temporarily immobilising active individuals. ...

Anaesthetising insects with carbon dioxide in the field and methods for delivering the gas

Download and read Ian Wallace's full report here: www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/document/ana...

Antiques Road Trip - Series 31: 6. Shelling Out on Big Lumps From rusty relics to glass gems, Phil Serrell and Tahmina Ghaffar race through Liverpool in a vintage beast, shelling out on surprises for auction.

🐚 Celebrating Nora McMillan: An Inspirational Conchologist Featured on BBC’s Antiques Road Trip

✨ Our own Leanna Dixon joined presenters Phil Serrell & Tahmina Ghaffar at Dibbinsdale Nature Reserve & World Museum to share Nora's story

📺 Watch here (starts at 9:50) www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Shropshire Ento Day - 18th January 2026 A day to enhance and share knowledge of invertebrates with exhibitions, sales, network and consultation time amongst speakers on entomological themes. Pre-booking essential via our website Please brin...

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Entoblock step An improved pinning block for entomological collections. It has five steps at different heights for quick and accurate label setting. The steps are visible from both sides, making it suitable for lef...

Steven Hammer, one of our regular collection users, co-developed a new #insect pinning block, with staff and volunteers from the museum.

It’s 3D-printed and open source, so you can try it for yourself:
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#ECN2025

Job opportunities - Royal Entomological Society Job opportunities If you have an insect-related or entomology job opportunity please send us the details info@royensoc.co.uk Want to work with us? Keep an eye on our RES Vacancies page for any paid…

Thinking of a career switch? Find your perfect job in #entomology 🪲

Visit our #job opportunities page for the latest openings 🔽

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📸 Leaping locust (c) Martin Tampier

#Education #Research #Science #InsectJobs #InsectCareers #STEMjobs

Asian Hornet spotted on the Sefton Coast for the first time - North West Invertebrates The Sefton Coast received its first-ever confirmed sighting of the non-native, invasive Asian or Yellow-legged Hornet (Vespa velutina) on 1st November 2025, after a single adult was photographed and r...

Asian Hornet spotted on the Sefton Coast for the first time

www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/asian-hornet...

Buzzing Biodiversity: Bee and Wasp Discoveries at the World Museum Meadow  - North West Invertebrates The City Wildflower Meadow at Liverpool’s World Museum has become a vibrant haven for pollinators in the heart of the city. Thanks to casual surveys conducted by the Cheshire Bee Group in 2023 and 202...

Buzzing Biodiversity: Bee and Wasp Discoveries at the World Museum Meadow 🐝🌺

www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/buzzing-biod...

Why do bees buzz - and how can their vibrations inspire micro-robots? 🐝

Join Dr @charliezoology.bsky.social on 13 January 2026 for a FREE webinar exploring bee buzz biology, field research and robotic applications. 🌎 🧪

More info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1850820516...

UK Bumblebees Online Course: ID, Ecology & Recording” Discover the UK's 24 bumblebee species in this expert-led online course. Learn ID skills for common, rare & cuckoo bumblebees, explore their ecology, lifecycle and conservation. Gain practical recordi...

Improve your bumblebee ID and recording skills. This online course includes 3 recorded webinars covering the UK’s 24 bumblebee species, from common to rare and cuckoo species, + ecology and survey guidance.

Start here: courses.biologicalrecording.co.uk/courses/bumb...

@bumblebeetrust.bsky.social

🚨 Only 30 places left for #NBNconf25 !
With 2 weeks to go, we’re nearly full — book now to join us in Bristol! 🐝🌿
🎤 Programme & speakers: bit.ly/NBNconf25

#Biodiversity #Data #Networking

Wildlife notes October 2025 Dr Phil Smith This month was the 3rd dullest October on record and, although slightly warmer than average, it was relatively dry for a month that is normally one of the wettest. Rachael Parks recorded...

Dr Phil Smith's October Wildlife Notes are now available on our website. They are always a highlight of the month for me and remind me that I need to get out recording more! Have a read and please share to any other likeminded and interested individuals. merseysidebiobank.org.uk/blog/2025/11...

YouTube video by The Tanyptera Project What we know, and don't know, about humane insect collection

Here's that talk from last night, about humane insect collection. It's worth a watch I think - especially the bit about freezing specimens. Thanks to the @tanyptera.bsky.social for organising this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=12at...

Don't forget to book your place to join us for the 'What we know, and don't know, about humane insect collection' webinar on Monday!

*NEW EVENT ADDED*

🐞 What we know, and don't know, about humane insect collection - Webinar 🐝

Book your free place: www.tickettailor.com/events/tanyp...

Join LCES for their upcoming Autumn Meeting - All Welcome

Book your free place here: www.tickettailor.com/events/tanyp...

Join us for an Introduction to Water Mites workshop next month!

The workshop will include an introduction to their complex life cycle, identification and collection techniques.

Book your place here: www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/event/waterm...

Join us next Monday for a webinar on the fascinating world of Britain's Freshwater Sponges 🧽

Book your free place: www.tickettailor.com/events/tanyp...

🧬 Free DNA Barcoding Offer for North West Invertebrate Recorders 🧬

A maximum of 3 invertebrate specimens per person can be identified free of charge via DNA barcoding, deadline for receipt of specimens 15th August.

More info here: mailchi.mp/400f113cf86e...

A teneral male Red-rumped Ladybird, Scymnus haemorrhoidalis, seen at Brereton Heath LNR in Cheshire recently. The usually black areas are a muddy brown in this recently eclosed individual. @tanyptera.bsky.social

🦟Update to the Lancashire & Cheshire Diptera (True Flies) Checklist 🦟

121 additions since the last update (22 for VC58, 23 for VC59 and 76 for VC60). 32 species new to the region!

www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/document/lan...

Image by Janet Graham - CC BY 2.0

A pair of Spiked Shieldbugs (Picromerus bidens) I disturbed at Bagmere NR (a private site) in Cheshire last Friday. One of the predatory shieldbug species, the female has impaled a sawfly. @tanyptera.bsky.social