After a hard day’s beetling, beetle rescue on my way home. Ants were moving in but this beautiful lesser stag beetle was lucky to encounter this entomologist tonight. Saved from death by ant or human, delivered back into the undergrowth 🪲
Dr Beulah Garner
The ‘carpet’ of beetles is reported as an inch thick in places
Sincerest birthday wishes to Sir David Attenborough! On behalf of all 🪲 🐞 thank you! But it’s not all about beetles 🤭 Here is a new genus of wasp named for Sir David, demonstrating the significance of his impact on many of our careers m.youtube.com/watch?v=HhWG...
Dr Beulah Garner
For this month’s news roundup, we’re focusing on the awesome invertebrates that have hit the headlines in May!
Join us to discover deep sea creatures, shiny beetles and Sir David Attenborough’s own wasp! (1/4)🧵
New #OpenAccess research in #RESSystematicEnt
Beetles, barcodes and big data: A deep dive into the phylogeny of #Harpalinae (#Carabidae)
doi.org/10.1111/syen.70042
#Phylogenetics #Mitogenomes #Taxonomy
@gkergoat.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social
Roger Casement is remembered as a revolutionary & humanitarian, but new research reveals a surprising side to him- a lifelong passion for zoology. He even has a hawkmoth named after him (Gnathothlibus casementi). Dr Aidan O’Hanlon’s new @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social piece www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
The not so private lives of the praying mantises 💚 m.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ8c...
Saturday was the second annual @womeninvertnetwork.bsky.social meet up at @bbowt.bsky.social College Lake.
Love getting together with others who enjoy spending their spare time looking for ‘bugs’ 🤭🐝🐞🦋🪲
Supported by @britentsoc.bsky.social
