⏰ Just 3 days left to enter our ‘How to be a Dragonfly’ book giveaway 🪰📚 Follow royentsoc & dkbooks on Instagram, tag a friend, and you could win a copy 🎁 🗓️ Ends 11 Nov buff.ly/UL8yZ0h #Win #FreeBook #NatureLovers #ChristmasGiftIdeas

🪲 Don’t forget! Deadline to register & submit a poster abstract for the Outreach, Culture & Education SIG is 17:00 (GMT) 10 Nov 🗓️ Share your ideas & inspire others in entomology #outreach 🐝 🔗 buff.ly/taZ3JvC #Entomology #ScienceCommunication

Heading to the @entsocamerica.bsky.social meeting 9-12 November in Portland, Oregon? Come and meet the Royal Entomological Society team at Booth 206! We’d love to connect, chat about all things entomology, and share what’s new at RES. See you there! 🪲 buff.ly/JGC4ob7 #EntSoc25

🪰 ENTER OUR GIVEAWAY! ✨🎁 Don’t miss your chance to win a copy of ‘How to be a Dragonfly’ - a perfect festive gift for nature lovers 🐉🌿 Follow royentsoc & dkbooks on Instagram and tag a friend to enter! 🗓️ Closes 11 Nov at midnight buff.ly/UL8yZ0h #Giveaway #InsectWeek #Dragonfly #Bookstagram

🦗 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s #Orthoptera SIG meeting! It’s been a fantastic day of discussion celebrating amazing research on #crickets, #grasshoppers & more - A truly inspiring community of orthopterists 👏💚 Read more about the SIG 🔽 buff.ly/kKVAgfs

#CallForAbstracts - We're offering opportunities for both 15 minute talks and poster presentations. Submit your research for a chance to present at the #BehaviourSIG 🔽 buff.ly/lPQNj2C 📅 Deadline for abstract submissions: 16 December

It's today! Warm welcome to everyone in attendance - We’re so very excited to meet researchers, students & enthusiasts alike, coming together to celebrate all things #Orthoptera 🦗 📅 5 Nov | 📍 NHM London 🔗 buff.ly/E5NvLe7 #Entomology #InsectScience #ScienceEvents

Want to know more about what the Society is up to? Sign up to our newsletters 🦋 We aim to send you occasional updates about how we are enriching the world with #InsectScience, and how you can help support the little things that run the world 🪲 buff.ly/Xa9m7Q9 📸 (c) Jose Ramos 2014

We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone to #OrthopteraSIG 2025 at the Natural History Museum, London tomorrow! A fantastic day ahead filled with fascinating talks, posters, and lively discussion on grasshoppers, crickets & more 🌿 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/E5NvLe7 #Orthoptera #InsectScience

🪰 GIVEAWAY 🎁 To celebrate the release of 'How to be a #Dragonfly', we’re giving two lucky winners their very own copy! ✨ Visit our Instagram to enter. Competition closes 11 Nov. 1️⃣ Follow royentsoc & dkbooks 2️⃣ Tag a friend! Want a copy now? Order today 🔽 buff.ly/a4o88vW @dkbooks.bsky.social

🚨 Deadline day! Today’s your final chance to enter the #InsectWeek Photography Competition 📷🐝 Celebrate the beauty and wonder of insects - submit your images before midnight for a chance to win 🔽 buff.ly/NrRy462 #InsectWeek #Photography #Competition #PhotographyCompetition #Entomology

📸 Last chance! The #InsectWeek Photography Competition closes tomorrow, 31 Oct 🦋 Send us your best insect images - macro, artistic, scientific - we can’t wait to see your entries! Enter now 🔽 🔗 buff.ly/NrRy462 T&Cs apply. #InsectWeek #Photography #Competition #PhotographyCompetition #Entomology

Are you new to entomology or looking to get started in #InsectScience? 🐞 Take a look at our list of institutions offering full and part-time courses in the UK and Ireland and launch your #career in #entomology 🔽 buff.ly/hELjKkJ #Research #Science #Education #Course

Share your research with us at the #BehaviourSIG conference this February 🪲 #CallForAbstracts - Submit your abstract for your chance to present a 15 minute talk or poster and network with fellow insect scientists at the meeting. Deadline for abstract submissions: 16 Dec 2025 🔽

⏰ The countdown is on! The #InsectWeek #Photography #Competition deadline is this Friday (31 Oct) 🐝 Submit your photos of insects in all their fascinating forms - wild, wonderful and winged! Enter now for a chance to win 🔽 🔗 buff.ly/NrRy462 #InsectWeek #PhotographyCompetition #Entomology

Join our newsletter groups and discover the world of #Insects 🦋 Get occasional updates from us and stay informed on the latest #InsectScience from our Scientific, Supporter and Education newsletters. Find out how you can be part of the journey 🔽 buff.ly/bpUNTGJ

⏰ Final call! Registration closes for #OrthopteraSIG 2025 today! 🦗 Don’t miss out - Join us at @nhm-london.bsky.social in-person or Online on 5 November for talks, posters & lively #Orthoptera discussion! Register by 17:00 (GMT), Monday 27 October 🔽

🦋 Just one week left to enter the #InsectWeek Photography Competition! From bees to beetles, moths to mantids - every image tells a story. Don’t miss your chance to share yours 📸 🗓️ Deadline: 31 October 🔽 🔗 buff.ly/NrRy462 T&Cs apply. #Photography #Competition #PhotographyCompetition #Entomology

Love research and working with insects? Find your perfect job in entomology 🪲 Check out our regularly updated #job #opportunities page for the latest openings 🔽 buff.ly/tVcb0CZ 📸 Red Hemiptera (c) Anurag Aditya 2016 #Education #Research #Science #InsectJobs #InsectCareers

The RES is delighted to have been chosen as one of this autumn’s featured charities in the #Yeokens scheme, run by Yeo Valley Organic. Donate your Yeokens today and help us win crucial funding to support #InsectScience and #education. Every Yeoken counts! 🔽

🚨 Deadline fast approaching! Register for #OrthopteraSIG 2025 by Monday 🗓️ Join us at @nhm-london.bsky.social 5 November for a full day of talks, posters & #InsectScience 🦗 🔗 Register today 🔽

📅 Abstract Deadline Extended! Join the programme by submitting your research by Friday 31 October 🦋 📍 National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh 📅 22 Nov 2025 Register now 🔽 www.royensoc.co.uk/event/outrea...

Join us at the Irish Entomologists’ Meeting 2025 on 1 December at @ucddublin.bsky.social 🐞 Whether you’re working in entomology, interested in the field, or fancy a trip to Dublin - everyone’s welcome! 🔬 Join the discussion 🧂 Lunch & refreshments provided 🔗 More info:

📅 Deadline next week! Whether your interest is grasshoppers, crickets, acoustic ecology or taxonomy - #OrthopteraSIG 2025 is your gathering 🦗 Come for the science, stay for the community: talks, posters, live insects & networking. Register now 🔽 🔗

Join our newsletter groups and discover the world of #Insects 🦋 Get occasional updates from us and stay informed on the latest #InsectScience from our Supporter, Scientific, Policy and Education newsletters. Find out how you can be part of the journey 🔽 buff.ly/gRTQBRo 📸 Mayfly (c) Bob Eade

🐞 Two weeks to go! Enter the #InsectWeek Photography Competition and celebrate the beauty & diversity of insects through your lens 📷✨ 🗓️ Deadline: 31 October 🔽 🔗 buff.ly/NrRy462 T&Cs apply. #InsectPhotography #NaturePhotography #Entomology

⏰ Abstract deadline extended - join the programme by submitting your research by Friday 24 October 🦋 Join us at our Outreach, Culture & Education SIG to network with like-minded people and plan your next outreach venture. 📍 National Museum Scotland 📅 22 Nov 2025 Register now 🔽

Looking at future career paths but not sure where to start? Visit the link below to learn more about different #careers you can delve into and uncover hidden opportunities within #entomology 🦋 buff.ly/sliPH6N 📸 Mole cricket foreleg (c) Ángel Plata Sánchez

New @royentsoc.bsky.social #ResearchHighlight available! A new article examines which factors influence the growth of a parasitic fungus on an invasive ladybird. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/DVDCgIt Video courtesy of article authors, videographer E. Liu.

Last day to submit abstracts for the Cambridge University Entomological Society symposium is tomorrow! Please send your abstracts to [email protected]!! @royentsoc.bsky.social @frankendodo.bsky.social @britentsoc.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social @zoologymuseum.bsky.social

Read this fascinating review paper published in RES journal #RESInsectConsDiv on non-native insect species selected for classroom teaching, and recommendations for the most suitable insect species for #InsectScience education and #outreach for young people 🔽

⏰ It's the last day to submit your abstracts for the chance to share your research at the Outreach, Culture & Education SIG! If you're interested in #InsectScience and outreach, get involved and submit your papers today. Abstract submissions deadline: 17:00 (GMT) Friday 17 Oct 🔽

Don’t miss the #OrthopteraSIG 2025 on 5 Nov at @nhm-london.bsky.social 🦗 Enjoy talks, posters & live specimen displays, and a buffet dinner option at our friendly informal forum to share research across behaviour, acoustics, taxonomy, ecology & more. Submit your abstract and register now 🔽 🔗

⏰ Final call tomorrow - Abstract deadline for the Outreach, Culture & Education SIG Take your opportunity to join the programme by submitting your abstract before 17:00 (GMT), Friday 17 October 🔽 buff.ly/fdZsntt #CitizenScience #Outreach #Entomology

Entries are open for the #InsectWeek #Photography #Competition 🐝 Show us your best shots of the incredible world of insects for a chance to win great prizes. 🗓️ Deadline: 31 October 🔗 buff.ly/NrRy462 #InsectWeek #PhotographyCompetition #Entomology

Want to know more about #Medical & #Veterinary #Entomology, or how insects interact with pathogens and parasites? Get involved with our Special Interest Groups and learn more about #InsectScience 🦟 Read about our SIGs 🔽 buff.ly/KwomSPB 📸 Female ichneumon wasp (c) Adam Poledníček

⏰ One more day to apply! Become a Student Representative at the Royal Entomological Society to gain valuable experience organising an event, the opportunity to network with established entomologists and be a voice for students at the Society. Apply now 🔽 buff.ly/ACAgfdJ

Want to share your research at the Outreach, Culture & Education SIG this November? If you're interested in sharing a #CitizenScience project or anything similar, get involved and submit your papers today. 📅 Abstract submissions deadline: Friday 17 October 🔽

🦗 Exciting news for #Orthoptera enthusiasts! Join us 5 November at The @nhm-london.bsky.social for the #OrthopteraSIG 2025. Hear short talks, see posters & live specimens, and connect with fellow researchers. Submit your abstracts to present a talk or poster. Register today 🔽 🔗

🐞 Interested in taking a #course in #entomology? We’ve compiled a list of institutions in the UK and Ireland offering full and part-time #entomologically-related courses to help you build a #career in #InsectScience 🔽 🔗 buff.ly/MYHrXx3 #Education #Research #Science

New #FreeToRead work in #RESMedVetEnt summarised hot-off-press as a @royentsoc.bsky.social #ResearchHighlight! A recent article investigates whether #Culicoides biting midges are being accidentally exported from Africa to Europe in shipments of cut flowers. More here ⬇️ buff.ly/d1OuHlU @wiley.com

Today has been @royentsoc.bsky.social annual #insects as food and feed conference 🦗🐛 As always it has been a fascinating day covering everything from entomophagy, to insects as a sustainable alternative feed source, ethics with sentience, to the nutritional breakdown of different insects.

🪲 Join us for the Outreach, Culture & Education SIG 2025! 📍 National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh 📅 22 Nov 2025 Hear from Dr Sarah Beynon & Nick Baker, join creative workshops & connect with fellow outreach enthusiasts 🐝 🎟️ Register / Submit abstracts by 17 October 🔽

Just over half way through #IAFF25 and we wanted to share a massive thank you to our fantastic convenors and chairs, Kieran David Robertson, Daniel Amor, @jess-stokes.bsky.social and Lisa Methven.

⏰ Last chance to register! Attend #IAFF25 online - Register by 17:00 (GMT), Thursday 8 October and get involved with the latest conversations and research into #InsectProtein. buff.ly/2LLypjG @insectwrs.bsky.social

Have you seen our regularly updated job opportunities page? Visit our website for some open entomology-related jobs 🔽 buff.ly/IZnKojI If you have an #insect-related job opportunity, please send us the details [email protected] #Education #Research #Science #InsectJobs #InsectCareers #Jobs

📣🐞 Vacancy for a @royentsoc.bsky.social Student Representative! 🐞📣 Join @idrisadams.bsky.social & @envirosyment.bsky.social for one of the best opportunities around! Contribute to the RES and organise events, such as the renowned Student Forum Deadline: 5/10/25 www.royensoc.co.uk/opportunitie...

📚 Today’s the day! We’re excited to announce the official release of “How to Be a Dragonfly” 🐉 🪰 Celebrate the wonder of #dragonflies and their fascinating world with our newest book 🔽 🔗 buff.ly/haELmUv #BookRelease #Entomology

🍂 It's already October and it feels like only yesterday that we were welcoming you all to #Ento25 🦋 Did you catch the Wigglesworth Memorial Lecture and the Plenary talks? Watch them back on YouTube now 🔽 buff.ly/JR9HoNi

Curious about the amazing world of #Insects? 🐝 Keep in the loop on ways to help enrich the world with #InsectScience. Sign up to our Scientific, Supporters or Educators newsletters for more about the Society’s projects & how you can get involved 🔽 buff.ly/VcwyTxc 📸 Beewolf (c) Jack Gardiner 2021