#UKSI is weird :-) The accepted common names used by UKSI are frequently a bit mad! Turnip Sawfly, Athalia rosae, has become Turnip Tigress! Growl.

How to turn the lights on in the bush of life (warning - may contain wasps) ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2026/06/how-... #Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55 @parasitoidrex.bsky.social

Entomology Update - May 2026 Still too cold for much entomology at the start of the month then too hot! A late season generally, many species still immature when in recent years they have been adults. Learn more: ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2026/06/ento... #Insects #entomology

Encyrtidae. It's a male so no hope of identification :-( position of cerci (arrows) is characteristic of family. #Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55

Philaenus spumarius (Common Froghopper) is the world’s most polyphagous insect herbivore, feeding on 1,311 plant species across 117 families. Join our 23 July entoLEARN with @josscarr.bsky.social on UK froghoppers: ID, ecology & diversity 🌎 🧪 Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980380642... #froghopper

It may be peak Ditropis pteridis on the Bracken right now. #Bugs #Delphacidae #VC55

On this day 29th May 1953 Tenzing and Hillary and became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest Artist: Frank Humphris (Danger Men, 1970)

Contrary to expectations the Brimstone Butterfly larvae, Gonepteryx rhamni, have survived not only the thunderstorms but also the depredations of the Blue Tit nest less than 2 metres away. #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #VC55

My favourite Cranefly, Tipula vernalis. #Diptera #VC55 #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem

Common Yellow-face Bee, Hylaeus communis. #Bees #Hymenoptera #VC55 #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem

Tetramesa spp. #Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55 #Eurytominae

Temperatures at Heathrow have recently reached 33.5°C, provisionally beating the all-time May record

iRecord and NatureSpot Unavailable iRecord and NatureSpot will be unavailable due to maintenance from 5pm on Wednesday 27th May until noon on Thursday 28th May.

The Green-winged Orchids, Anacamptis morio, are faded, but it looked to be a very good #WildFlowerShow in #VC55 this year. #Plants #flowers #Rutland #WildflowerHour

Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui, one careful owner, only 5,000 miles on the clock. #Butterflies #Insects #VC55

It's been a long time since I've seen as many Small Heath, Coenonympha pamphilus, around as over the last few days. #Butterflies #Insects #VC55

6am start to beat the heat.

Planthopper, Hyledelphax elegantulus. #Bugs #Auchenorrhyncha #VC55

Fave bug today—Issus coleoptratus. Chunky and funky. First insect discovered to have gears. www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

That's about 10p a species. Got to be worth it. #beetles #Coleoptera #books

Good to finally catch up with the charming Hollyhock Weevil, Rhopalapion longirostre. Check your local Hollyhocks (and Mallows). #Beetles #Coleoptera #VC55 #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem

Spindle Ermine, Yponomeuta cagnagella, is making quite a mess on the Spindle. #VC55Moths #VC55 #Moths

We are delighted to share the Spring 2026 edition of the Gwent-Glamorgan Newsletter! Many thanks to all contributors. Download a pdf here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/upload/libra... Or read as a flipbook here: online.fliphtml5.com/zpyru/nsib/

"Here's looking at you kid." Tetrastichus spp. #Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55

Entedon spp. If only they were are easy to identify as they are beautiful. #Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55

#Arachnids #Spiders

#Beetles #Coleoptera #insects #entomology

Common Pill Beetle, Byrrhus pilula. When threatened, retracts all appendages into grooves underneath the body and pretends to be a rabbit dropping. As you do. #Beetles #Coleoptera #VC55 #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem

Some insects from today's @bucksinvertgroup.bsky.social meeting, photographed using a floating frame as suggested by @ajcann.bsky.social and others, see Alan's blog ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2025/05/floa... Works really well for getting ID photos of small insects, which can then be released

Omphale spp. #Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55 #Eulophidae

#Arachnids #Spiders

Mesopolobus spp. #Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55 #Pteromalidae

I do think shame & consequences for unsupervised LLM use is part of the solution. Else we’re all sunk.

Parasitica photography I've been asked several times recently about how I take photographs of parasitic wasps, so here are the details of my current setup: ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2026/05/para... #Wasps #Hymenoptera #microscopy ##macrophotography #photography

#flowers #May #photography #flatlay

Speedwells: Online ID resources. A pictorial guide by Moira O'Donnell thewildflowersociety.org.uk/wp-content/u... A crib produced by James Common commonbynature.com/wp-content/u... An article from the Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland bsbi.org/media/pages/...

#Spider Spies needed! foragingecology.com/spider-spies/ #Arachnids Please Repost

Last chance to book! 🕷️ Join arachnologist @tylanberry.bsky.social on 27 May for this entoLEARN webinar exploring the identification, ecology, and behaviour of UK orbweb spiders 🌎 🧪 ⏰ Book your ticket now! 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1976588654... @britishspiders.bsky.social

We’re hiring a herpetology curator @nhm-london.bsky.social - come join us! jobs.nhm.ac.uk/internal/Job...

Tetramesa fulvicollis. #Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55 #Eurytomidae

Leiophron apicalis. Ooh, look at me keying out Braconids like I'm a real Hymenopterist ;-) #Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55 #Braconidae

I am giving an online talk this evening(Tuesday 12 May 2026) 7 pm on the wildlife of Dartmoors' temperate rainforests including the slug munching Blue Ground Beetle, the weird Hazel Gloves fungus and Redstarts www.dartmoor.gov.uk/enjoy-dartmo...

Wasps are declining at a worrying rate. Fewer sightings, more nests destroyed daily as they are often considered pests. In this first of a two part series, Vanna Bartlett explains why we should view them as are our friends 👇 @eastangliabylines.co.uk @vannabartlett.bsky.social

I'm trying to track down the original source of this much-reproduced #cartoon. If you know, I'd be grateful if you tell me.

Pteromalidae, but which one? #Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55

Hi all, the next Leicester Peregrines watches are tomorrow and the 12th May. As the cameras are now working again, come and say hello to the group from 9.30am at the Cathedral gardens @leicsperegrines.bsky.social @lrosbirds.bsky.social #ukbirding #peregrines

Entomology Update - April 2026 Spring is here but with night time frosts and the now common spring drought which will shape the rest of the year. Learn more: ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2026/05/ento... # #Leicester #Leicestershire #Insects #environment #Entomology