Prepping the December catch for genetic #sequencing. Most of this plate is the bug Trioza urticae, which are found in nettles and we have absolutely loads at the living labs! Interesting to see their numbers grow over the past few weeks— maybe this is the peak? #nature #entomology #genomics #BIOSCAN

We've just created our first Starter Pack for staff at The Open University (UK)... join us! go.bsky.app/UhqW8VR #OUfamily

Welcome to the official account for the OpenLiving Labs! We are a #citizenscience and #nature restoration project @ #OpenUniversity campus. Please add us to the starter packs, @openuniversity.bsky.social and @oulibrary.bsky.social! Much appreciated 🌼🦦🦋🌳 OLL website: openliving-lab.open.ac.uk