Thank you so much Lynda! πΌ
04.10.2025 21:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0@ashwhiffin.bsky.social
πͺ² Entomologist, bonkers about beetles π Museum Curator π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ Usually found turning over logs/stones or poking in dead stuff. (she/her) π https://linktr.ee/Ash_Whiffin
Thank you so much Lynda! πΌ
04.10.2025 21:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thanks so much, Joanie! π
04.10.2025 12:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We are all implicated in this UK-backed genocide & ecocide, against our wishes.
We must all stand up for the better world we wish to enjoy and share.
#N4P #Naturalists4Palestine
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Lovely to see Ashleigh Whiffin on #GardenersWorld tonight. A very worthy finalist for the Outstanding Contribution award in this yearβs #NatureOfScotland Awards! www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
03.10.2025 19:26 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Behind the scenes from our day of filming. Here Iβm crouched down in one of the grassland areas looking at an orchid, with camera operator Gavin and producer Charlotte.
Back in June, we hosted a team from #GardenersWorld to share how weβve been improving the grounds of the National Museums Collection Centre for biodiversity. π¬ ππͺ°πΏπΌ
Catch it here:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
#NMCCbiodiversity
@ashwhiffin.bsky.social excellent film just now on Gardeners World. Great encouragement to enhance the biodiversity of sites
03.10.2025 19:35 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Thanks so much Andy! ππππ±
04.10.2025 09:33 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Join our call for UK retailers to remove synthetic pesticides from sale, for a wilder, butterfly-filled future π
butterflyemergency.good.do/rescue-missi...
We're pleased that the @parliament.scot Rural Affairs and Islands Committee has backed proposals in the Natural Environment Bill to introduce statutory targets to restore nature.
Nature targets are a key demand of our Scotland Loves Nature campaign.
Read more:
www.scotlink.org/msps-back-na...
You can find out more about our #NMCCbiodiversity work by tuning into Gardeners World this Friday, at 8pm on BBC TWO.
πΊ www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Thanks so much for sharing! π
01.10.2025 19:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A pinned Rain beetle specimen (Pleocoma oregonensis) from the Cornell University Insect Collection. This chestnut coloured beetle is blessed with an exceptionally fuzzy undercarriage.
Rain beetles are SO FLUFFY!
Now that we have your attention, donβt forget that Early-bird registration for #ECN2025 ends today. Donβt miss out!
β‘οΈ www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-ecn-p...
π· Pleocoma oregonensis, from Cornell University Insect Collection.
Bugs to make you go βOoooh!β π²π€©
29.09.2025 18:40 β π 9 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0A Painted Lady butterfly rests on a red brick wall in the sunshine.
A most welcome visitor to our site this weekβ¦ A Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), soaking up the late September sun. Itβs the first one recorded on our patch since 2021!
#NMCCbiodiversity
Absolutely nobody asked for this but I reformatted my animal yeetability thread into printable poster & zine files.
Introducing, the "Pocket Guide to Responsible & Sustainable Animal YEETING" featuring a revamped rating system. Download links below.
PLEASE READ! No more #BeeWashing. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
23.09.2025 17:55 β π 36 π 18 π¬ 0 π 3A screenshot of a webpage making a call for papers announcement for a special issue of the New Zealand Journal of Zoology, focussed on soil and litter invertebrates. The page has a banner image photograph of a globular springtail facing towards the camera, with its head down, feeding on fungi on a decaying log.
Are you researching the conservation, ecology or taxonomy of soil & litter invertebrates?
Submit your paper to this Special Issue of NZ Journal of Zoology, edited by me, @carlosbarreto.bsky.social & @barnesecodiv.bsky.social!
More info: www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/nzjz-so...
#SoilBiodiversity π§ͺ
Arenβt they βΊοΈ Theyβre Canary-shouldered thorns (Ennomos alniaria). These ones came to our light trap in the Cairngorms, Scotland, but they can be found throughout the UK.
24.09.2025 06:19 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Three Canary-shouldered thorn moths rest in a circle on my fingers, with heads all facing inwards.
Shhhh π€«
*whispers* the moth meeting is in progress. They have very serious business to discuss.
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23.09.2025 20:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A handsome Nicrophorus from the putrefying squid trap
A delightful Necrophila, also from the putrefying squid trap
Yet ANOTHER beautiful Nicrophorus, also from the same squid trap run for one single night in a tiny patch of second-growth forest in suburban Pittsburgh
Squid traps really delivered this weekend :)
22.09.2025 14:21 β π 56 π 5 π¬ 3 π 0I started a blog and my first post is online!
The posts will try to explore topics which are not typically covered by introductory literature and textbooks, e.g. because they are considered to be "too basic". Let me know what you think!
weevil-see.github.io/taxonomy/Ide...
Hooray!!!
05.09.2025 21:21 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0πͺ² Weevils! The UK boasts 600+ species, almost as many as birds! Join us on 13 Oct (7β8pm) for an entoLIVE with @markgurn.bsky.social to explore their ecology, habitats & quirky plant preferences. It is FREE!!! Donβt miss it! π§ͺ π
π Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1491232379...
An opportunity of a lifetime for budding lichenologists. The National Trust and the Royal Botanics, Edinburgh are offering a PAID lichen traineeship in #Scotland! The work programme looks fascinating and a great opportunity to develop skills. Deadline: 3/10/2025. www.asva.co.uk/jobs/trainee...
05.09.2025 13:31 β π 101 π 48 π¬ 1 π 5Itβs one of the predatory #CarrionBeetles (Silphinae) which hunts snails. In that area it could be Phosphuga atrata or Ablattaria laevigata - not possible to confirm which from these photos Iβm afraid.
05.09.2025 21:17 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Advert for the up coming Entomological Collections Network meeting, in Portland Oregon, 8-9 November 2025.
Talk titles for #ECN2025 are due TODAY!
Just titles today folks! Full abstracts (of no more than 150 words) must be submitted by the Sept 26th.
Donβt delay, submit your titles now:
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A Brown Hairstreak butterfly and a fly, both feeding on yellow flowers, bordered by a pale orange rectangle and white text which reads 'Together for Insects'
Insects across the UK are in crisis. π¨ Which is why weβve joined forces with Buglife and @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social to create the Big Insect Rescue Plan β and we need your help to shape it!
Have your say here π butterfly-conservation.org/big-insect-r...
Being a taxonomist is more than just being a taxonomist, and Ashleigh knows it. πΌ
It can open doors to a wide range of career opportunitiesβand weβve got proof! π
#taxonomy #jobsearch #jobs #biodiversity
Talk titles for #ECN2025 are due this Friday (29th)! Full abstracts (of no more than 150 words) must be submitted by the Sept 26th.
Donβt delay, submit your titles now:
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