#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
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In late summer new #bumblebee queens mate before hibernating.
The queen stores the sperm collected in her body until she chooses how to use it the following year.
This choice determines the sex of her offspring.
#bees
#nature
#science
#insects
I heard someone got the sack
My sister as a teenager was low in iron and a teacher asked “do you eat bloody (i.e. red) meat?” to which she replied “yes I bloody do!”
Ireland has an extensive network of field boundaries known as hedgerows but corporate interests want wide open spaces. Good to see a meaningful response in court for destroying 1.5 km of hedgerows, but no restoration for wildlife #SpeirGorm jrnl.ie/6984210
“Opening a standalone women's museum in Ireland in 2026 risks reinforcing separation at a time when integration should be the goal” one of many issues worth discussing before an abandoned failed visitor centre in Limerick is turned into a ‘women’s museum’ www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... #SpeirGorm
See all the Percy Metcalfe coin designs, including original competition entries in Dublin exhibition www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...
Congratulations
Miriam Margolyes has the wit combined with sense of fair play that goes down well in Ireland (as did Mo)
I sported a beret briefly in 1970s but more of a Che/Citizen Smith vibe.
“I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by”
Here's an awesome natural history humanities PhD opportunity, working with Cambridge University Library & our insect & archive collections here at @zoologymuseum.bsky.social, exploring the links between entomology, life writing & environmental change. Please share!
www.ccc.cam.ac.uk/initiatives/...
Typical diesel price in Ireland today $8.78 per gallon (€1.979 per litre) which is up only 10% on last few months. Not unusual in Europe @gasprices.bsky.social
The National Museum of Ireland seeks applications from suitable candidates to fill the post of Design Studio Manager (HEO). This is a two-year fixed term contract position. Closing 13 March, €59k www.museum.ie/en-ie/about/...
Quite a gig, well done 🪰🪰🪰
Great job in museum conservation in Dublin with an internationally renowned art collection
Spring in Ireland brings out the insects but they’re safe from this giant anteater collected by H. Julatson in Chiriquí Province, Panama. Acquired 1904 from William Rosenberg, a London dealer. Taxidermy by Rowland Ward of London. National Museum of Ireland - Natural History @nmireland.bsky.social
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 284
Bee vision is trichromatic. They perceive three colours of light - green/blue/ultraviolet (and combinations of).
Humans, primates and some new world monkeys are also trichromats but our three colours are blue/green/red!
#bees
#nature
#science
The Steve Wing Memorial Bursary is designed to help 18-25 year olds stay at Cape Clear Observatory in Co. Cork, with support training, mentorship and direct experience in the fields of ornithology and ecology. Closes 31 March
@birdwatchireland.bsky.social birdwatchireland.ie/our-work/cap...
We are currently hiring for a range of #seabird jobs at @birdwatchireland.bsky.social , with a deadline of 22nd March. If you'd like to join our Seabird team this summer see birdwatchireland.ie/get-involved...
‘twas mad altogether
@injournal.bsky.social did this a while back, worth a follow
You can’t get much more preserved than taxidermy 😉
Irish hedgerows are protected by an annual ban on cutting from 1 March to support nesting birds. These European Robins from Crumlin, Dublin are countryside birds from 1902 and a tin can will do. National Museum of Ireland - Natural History @nmireland.bsky.social #SpeirGorm
Volume 42: Roden et al. review old maps and new records of Killarney Fern, Beech Fern and filmy ferns in the Slieve Aughty Mountains. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #INJCentenary #Botany #Pteridology
There’s a good Scottish somg about rewilding with people first www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp2A...
Lance Boyle, the TV presenter in the MegaRace video games series en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christi...
