🎄 #InsectAdvent Day 23 features jumping #Bristletails! #Archaeognatha (or #Microcoryphia) are primitive, wingless insects and can leap 30mm to escape predators by flexing their abdomen. They feed mostly on algae, lichens or decaying plant material. 🔗

Fascinating story of behaviour relating to moon phase, very clever detective work to unravel these complex life cycles in marine midges.

Check out our winter 2025-26 programme. Do become a member - see bnfc.org.uk/membership-a...

Saturday 28th June: This BNFC outing celebrates the Irish Naturalists' Journal centenary - Bee orchids and other botany at Glenarm and Glenarm Forest Leader: David McNeil (BSBI Antrim recorder) BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact [email protected]

Lovely photos of some of our sites during our fieldwork in the Burren. Thanks @bugsymac

Our new gallery, Wild Ireland, has opened to the public. Renowned wildlife painter, Julian Friers, has collaborated with Ulster Museum Natural Sciences curator, Dr Mike Simms, to create an inspirational view into the wildlife of Ireland. Suitable for all ages. www.ulstermuseum.org/whats-on/wil...

Attention divers! Call for Non-Native Marine Images! CEDaR & National Biodiversity Data Centre are producing an all-Ireland Marine Non-Natives Species Guide for divers to monitor spread of non-natives & we're looking for photos to include in the guide 📷 Submit to: [email protected] by March 14🌊

Ballymacombs More Woman at #NationalMuseumsNI Brilliant research by experts in RoI,UK & EU coordinated by archaeology curator #NiamhBaker. Important remarks by @hannahcrowdy.bsky.social about our ethical & respectful approach on research & exhibit of ancient human remains www.bbc.com/news/article...

Applications open! The LinneSys grant supports small-scale research and education projects in the fields of taxonomy and systematics on any organism group with grants of up to £1,500. Follow the link below! www.linnean.org/the-... @systassn.bsky.social

I like worm hugs💓🪱Earthworms are on the NI Priority Species list so give them some love! CEDaR has organised a 3-day training course with Keiron Derek Brown from @biologicalrecording.co.uk & Emma Sherlock from @nhm-london.bsky.social April 7-9 at Ulster Folk Museum, Cultra Book: shorturl.at/shC5j

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Exciting new opportunity to work with us at National Museums NI for a year as Assistant Curator of Art. Find out more and apply here www.nijobs.com/job/assistan...

All are welcome to come to this NI Science Festival talk, to be held at the Ulster Museum on 18 February 2025. See the link to book. nisciencefestival.com/events/caddi...

The Irish Freshwater Sciences Association is holding its annual conference on 21 March 2025, at the Ulster Museum, Belfast. Anyone with an interest in freshwater research and recording of any kind is welcome.