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Environmental charity worker, wildlife gardener, author and volunteer. Avid entomology enthusiast. Mostly speaks about the smaller thigs (bees, wasps, flies, spiders etc.) on my local patch. He/Him.
Gonia picea (Dark Broadface) is one of the first Tachinid flies to appear in spring - this one spotted in March on the Malvern Hills. Our new guide to #FliesofBritainandIreland features over 1200 species bit.ly/4dqQI8Z @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @georgemcgavin.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
Female Common Earwigs Forficula auricularia are very good mothers. After spending the winter guarding her batch of eggs she cares for the nymphs for several weeks and regurgitates food for them. The nymphs will disperse when they are large enough to fend for themselves. Dartmoor, Devon
Have had a very cluttered mind lately. Stopping to appreciate this helped. Hopefully so will a proper day out tomorrow.
Tachina lurida (Dingy Tachina), one of our earliest Parasite Flies to emerge in March & found in woodland features in our new #FliesofBritainandIreland bit.ly/4dqQI8Z this one spotted in Bernwood Forest on the Bucks/Oxon border
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Yes! I always think they sound more like coots than frogs.
Yes it is odd. The otter also is not a Sea Otter. Is it definitely genuine and not AI?
With you on the small garden! Robin's are one of the few birds I get regularly within my garden (though plenty of others around it). I have some nice thick ivy qnd really want to encourage them to nest in it. Nesting wrens would be nice too.
Excellent! What box are you using? A standard open fronted one?
They are everywhere! They had a very good summer last year and it seems they've survived 5he wet winter well. Just soaking up the sun at the moment before they get properly active and disperse.
Hope you enjoy it!
I should say, also another that helps us. B.terrestris being the most common bumblebee in the UK's farmed landscape.
This is a great example of how ecosystems have myriad connections that that don't fit our binary ideas of 'friend or foe'. One species of insect regarded as a 'pest' supports another that people want to help in their gardens. Spray off scale insects and you could be impacting #bumblebees.
Osmia cornuta #SolitaryBees making the next generation.
SW London 23.02.26
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Never tried them frozen but. I find they're delicious warmed in porridge, when they go gooey and syrupy.
Oh hello… it’s here! The new ‘Photographic guide to flies of Britain and Ireland’.
Steven Falk (not sure if he’s on BS?)
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Peter Creed
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It is an astonishing piece of work for such a diverse taxonomic group.
#diptera
The Holy Flyble is being released into the wild! Thank you to everyone who preordered and great to see reviews already coming in. Can't guarantee it will be delivered by robberfly though!
Brilliant! Hope it serves you well. CIEEM review coming soon?😉
Thank you Steve! Glad you're enjoying it 🙂
Best photoshop ever!
Thank you Judy! 😊🪰
Want to see a live Moss Safari? I’m excited to share I will be doing a live online session for the Linnaean Society of London on 8 April 12:30. Sign up here members.linnean.org/events/6995e...
Let it fly!! Check out this awesome fly art from jyoon_bug on instagram! 🪰❤️ #Diptera #FliesAreAwesome
It’s here! The wait is over! Thank you for your patience to all of you who pre-ordered ☺️
430(!) native tree whips planted today with Friends of Castle Park volunteers & CMS to restore a lapsed hedgerow at Grange Paddocks, Bishop's Stortford. Thanks to the brilliant Herts CC 'Your Trees Our Future' Project. We aspire to bigger changes for wildlife in this extensive amenity grassland.
Oh hey, it's my book! Due out next week!!
There's something to be said for a bit of time pressure from a publisher. 😅
A Japanese Satsuma ware vase painted by the renowned artist Yabu Meizan (1853–1934) during the Meiji period.
#art #sculpture #painting #vase #insects
There's a nice big tachinid section!
These are very aesthetically pleasing.
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