All About Dung Beetles and Why They Matter
Dung beetles are a key component of a healthy ecosystem, in both natural and agricultural areas!
Tired of stepping in it? Dung beetles, like this rainbow scarab, evolved to be experts at breaking down dung and evening burying it in the soil! π©πͺ²
Discover the many types of dung beetles, why they are in trouble, & how we can help ‡οΈ
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Outreach, Culture & Education SIG Event 2025
Submit your abstracts on insect outreach and citizen science for a chance to share your research at the event.
β° Abstract deadline extended - join the programme by submitting your research by Friday 24 October π¦
Join us at our Outreach, Culture & Education SIG to network with like-minded people and plan your next outreach venture.
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22 Nov 2025
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Thank you so much Lynda! πΌ
04.10.2025 21:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Thanks so much, Joanie! π
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Behind 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
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@ashwhiffin.bsky.social excellent film just now on Gardeners World. Great encouragement to enhance the biodiversity of sites
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Thanks so much Andy! ππππ±
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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...
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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...
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Thanks so much for sharing! π
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A 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!
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π· Pleocoma oregonensis, from Cornell University Insect Collection.
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Bugs to make you go βOoooh!β π²π€©
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A 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
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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.
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A 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
24.09.2025 06:35 β π 30 π 18 π¬ 0 π 1
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.
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Three 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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A 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 0
Species Identifications: Common Pitfalls
Some thoughts about Identifications. How do we identify properly? How do we avoid mistakes?
I 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...
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Hooray!!!
05.09.2025 21:21 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
πͺ² 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...
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Itβs 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 0
Advert 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...
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Happy snapper, loves to be out in nature blocking out the black stuff of life.vol BCDorset.
Mainly plants and pretty things, with a dollop of music/TV geekery, and random nonsense
FISC 5, still makes mistakes π€¦ββοΈπ€·ββοΈ
He/Him/They/Them/Get Her
pro-Trans π³οΈββ§οΈ
Low-level tolerance to wankery. Swears more than my mother would like.
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Naturalist, environmentalist, climate activist, nature photographer, very woke and proud of it.
Ecologist/conservationist based Yorkshire/North-east, originally from Cornwall. Nature, animals, books, Europe. Proud to be a post-menopausal childless cat lady. Employment restrictions apply.
Children's book author-illustrator #kidlit
MG Graphic Novel #DrawnToChangeTheWorld Picture book #AmaraAndTheBats π¦ππ³οΈβπβΎ AuDHD
Loves #Bats .She/Her. Rep'd by Thao Le
Website: emmareynoldsillustration.com
Links: linktree.com/emmaillustrate
Author of A Scattering and Our Precious Earth.
Writer, climate activist, artist, lover of wildlife particularly dragonflies and bats. #ClimateJustice
https://www.emmacameronauthor.co.uk
Aspiring microbial ecologist, interested in community responses to Climate Change.
MSc Ecology Evolution and Biodiversity, University of Edinburgh '24
Celebrating the inspirational people, projects and organisations working hard to protect Scotlandβs natural heritage. #NatureOfScotland
Birds, Butterflies and other wildlife in UK. British/Mauritian. π¬π§π²πΊ Laruphile.
Work at Rewilding Britain - Advocacy and Policy.
Vice-Chair of Tir Natur
Systems not silos.
Love all things nature.
Running and hillwalking.
Views my own.
Edinburgh-based librarian π
https://worldbeesanctuary.org
Founder of World Bee Sanctuary the expanded ambition of The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland. - the first native wild bee sanctuary on the planet The only certified vegan organic land in Ireland. Disruptive.
Lovable. Unfiltered. ππ
PhD researcher at University of Stirling. Research focuses on use of acoustic monitoring to assess biodiversity in restored woodland.
Entomologist (he/him) specializing in Curculionoidea ("weevils", "RΓΌsselkΓ€fer")
Studying "Biodiversity & Ecosystem Health M.Sc."
π Frankfurt (Main) / Germany
https://www.instagram.com/weevil.see/
https://weevil-see.com/
Formed in 1869, NNNS is a charity with a focus on natural history in the county of Norfolk, UK. We carry out and encourage research about local wildlife, produce publications & put on a range of events. Find out more at: https://norfolknaturalists.org.uk
Comedian, friend, lover - on tour in 2025 www.josephparsons.co.uk/tour
Science Engagement
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Actor/Singer
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Podcaster
Working particularly on projects about nature connection and global health π³ π¦ π¦
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20 yo πΏ Conservationist & Naturalist πͺΆ BTO Youth Advisory Panel and RSPB Youth Council π (she/her)