Mondays talk by @beebytes.bsky.social was a fantastic deep dive on what is, and is not, known on humane insect collections 🪲 highly recommend a watch as Meghan gave some really useful & practical tips @insectwrs.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social

Join us today for "What we know, and don't know, about humane insect collection" - a virtual webinar covering anesthesia methods, best practices for harm reduction, and more. 2:30-4 PM ET | 7:30-9 PM BST Speaker: Dr. Meghan Barrett (Indiana University Indianapolis) Sign up: bit.ly/4miGqMI

Join us Sept 24, 5 PM BST for our seminar with Prof. Kristoffer Whitney (Rochester Institute of Technology): "Blood Money: The history of horseshoe crabs in science and medicine" He will explore historical, political, and ethical issues related to marine invertebrate welfare: bit.ly/3K2acYC

Fantastic talk by @birchlse.bsky.social on ethical review for insect research as part of @royentsoc.bsky.social #Ento25 insect ethics workshop @insectwrs.bsky.social

Thanks to those who joined our webinar featuring Dr. Matilda Gibbons (University of Pennsylvania): "How Can We Measure Sentience in an Insect?" In case you missed it, the video is available on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/HajWZuMto0A

Listen now! On Research Podcast Episode 7: Navigating the Ethics of Insect Research: Sentience, Welfare, and Scientific Responsibility This episode discusses the ethics and welfare of insects in research. https://post.citiprogram.org/3ISrXsO #InsectWelfare #InsectResearch #AnimalCare #AnimalResearch

Join us August 26 for our webinar with Dr. Matilda Gibbons (UPenn) exploring "How Can We Measure Sentience in an Insect?" 🐛 She'll examine scientific vs. policy approaches to defining sentience—and the consequences of choosing one path over the other. Join us: bit.ly/4ou1B0F

Check out @royentsoc.bsky.social's Welfare & Ethics forum, one of their 20+ Special Interest Groups! 🐛

My new paper with @walterveit.bsky.social looks at the case of black soldier fly farming to examine what best practice in farmed insect welfare might look like and how to achieve it doi.org/10.1079/abwc...

It's #InsectWeek 2025! The celebration's learning resources include @larschittka.bsky.social's entoLIVE webinar on bee intelligence. 🐝 Learn how they recognize faces, exhibit emotions, use tools, and more. @Royentsoc.bsky.social‬

@Royentsoc.bsky.social‬ is hosting events, learning resources, and a photography competition for #InsectWeek 2025! 🪲 From bees using tools to butterflies navigating thousands of miles—let's use this week to appreciate their abilities and consider what they need to thrive.

June 23-29 is #InsectWeek 2025! 🪲 @Royentsoc.bsky.social‬'s activities span tours, talks, learning resources, and competitions—countless ways to connect with insects and reflect on their complex lives.

Our next research seminar with Simon Brown from LSE is open for registration! Sign up here: www.insectwelfare.com/seminars

✨Bumble bee probability of occurrence responds to interactions between local and landscape land use, climatic niche properties and climate change🐝New paper out, led by @tnewbold31.bsky.social, & with @jetkerr.bsky.social & Peter Soroye (the result of some fantastic trips across the Atlantic 🇨🇦) 🌎 🧪 🌐

Each year, we welcome distinguished entomologists from around the world to give a plenary lecture at our annual conference. We are excited to announce the plenary speakers for #Ento25. Read more about them on the event page 🔽 buff.ly/RtKCoT3 unistrathclyde.bsky.social #StrathLife

Join us on the 22nd for our next research seminar featuring Emeritus Professor Bob Elwood discussing Pain Possibility in Crustaceans. Free registration here: www.insectwelfare.com/seminars

Join us on the 22nd for our next research seminar featuring Emeritus Professor Bob Elwood discussing Pain Possibility in Crustaceans. Free registration here: www.insectwelfare.com/seminars

@royentsoc.bsky.social are looking for new committee members to join the Events Committee 🦋 Interested in helping with events like #Ento2025 or #Verrall then consider applying! www.royensoc.co.uk/opportunitie... @hau-entomology.bsky.social @insectwrs.bsky.social @unirdgento.bsky.social

The beautiful Spartocera pantomima, a leaf-footed bug in an Ecuadorian cloud forest.

Spring 2025 has been very good for the Map (A levana, landkaartje) on Dutch Butterfly Monitoring transects, recovering after a series of dry years with a large 3rd gen in 2024. However the lack of rain now is also worrying for the next generations.

Tardigrade won #invertebrate of the year! 😍 Probably the best news we'll see all day, and see below for a lovely quote 🧪

🚨One day left to take part in @royentsoc.bsky.social insect welfare survey 🚨 www.royensoc.co.uk/news/res-wel... Based in the UK & work with insects? Last chance to share your thoughts 🙌🏽 @insectwrs.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @coleopsoc.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

Late? Yep! 9 days late. Try that on for size!😊 Been very busy cooking something up. But the facts are back from today so all is good with the world again…isn’t it? Isn’t it? 🙄😔 Thanks for your patience folks. #bees #nature

Interested in insect ethics? @royentsoc.bsky.social has a survey out for any UK researchers that use insects in their work: www.royensoc.co.uk/news/res-wel.... #insect #welfare #ethics #entomology #UKscience #research @insectwrs.bsky.social

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 70 #Bumblebees transport pollen in ‘baskets’ on their hind legs and nectar in their honeystomach. They can carry their body weight in nectar and up to 90% of their body weight in pollen. What they carry affects how they fly. #bees #nature 🌍🐝

Playing with images of black and shiny flies for when I eventually get to writing a new key; hopefully. Alloborborus pallifrons (Sphaeroceridae; Copromyzinae) a smart small fly, very 'spikey'. Larvae develop in horse dung (usually), not a species I find often. www.dipteraid.co.uk #ecology #flies

🦟 This week, discover the unique ornaments of Coquillettidia cristata (Theobald, 1904) ⬇️! Explore details and distribution on GBIF🌱: https://www.gbif.org/species/1648865 Fascinating diversity of #mosquitoes ! Photos by @nil-rahola.bsky.social #Entomology #Biodiversity 🧪🌐

📝Animal Welfare Frontiers: “Considering Insect Welfare in Farming and Research” By @mainzuniversity.bsky.social 📅24.01.2025 ⏰14:00-16:00 🧑‍💻Online 🎙️Speaker: Meghan Barrett, director of @insectwrs.bsky.social 👋 Certificates available More info: www.3r-netzwerk.nrw/events/tarcf... #AnimalResearch

The latest issue of the New Yorker has a profile of the insect sentience squad - featuring Tilda Gibbons, Lars Chittka, Meghan Barrett, Sarah Skeels and me. www.newyorker.com/culture/anna...

TODAY'S WEBINAR POSTPONED Unfortunately, the scheduled webinar ("Applying insect welfare principles in an entomology research lab") will be postponed until 2025. Apologies for any inconvenience, the IWRS research seminar series will return next year.

TODAY'S WEBINAR POSTPONED Unfortunately, the scheduled webinar ("Applying insect welfare principles in an entomology research lab") will be postponed until 2025. Apologies for any inconvenience, the IWRS research seminar series will return next year.

🪲 Join us for the final IWRS webinar of the year!🪲 Dr. Aimee Dunlap (U of Missouri - St. Louis) will be presenting: "Applying insect welfare principles in an entomology research lab" 🕓 4PM GMT 📅 18th December 🔗 Registration: tinyurl.com/IWRS-Webinar #AnimalWelfare #Research #Insect #Invertebrate

🪲 Join us for the final IWRS webinar of the year!🪲 Dr. Aimee Dunlap (U of Missouri - St. Louis) will be presenting: "Applying insect welfare principles in an entomology research lab" 🕓 4PM GMT 📅 18th December 🔗 Registration: tinyurl.com/IWRS-Webinar #AnimalWelfare #Research #Insect #Invertebrate

🪲 Join us for the final IWRS webinar of the year!🪲 Dr. Aimee Dunlap (U of Missouri - St. Louis) will be presenting: "Applying insect welfare principles in an entomology research lab" 🕓 4PM GMT 📅 18th December 🔗 Registration: tinyurl.com/IWRS-Webinar #AnimalWelfare #Research #Insect #Invertebrate

🪲 Join us for the final IWRS webinar of the year!🪲 Dr. Aimee Dunlap (U of Missouri - St. Louis) will be presenting: "Applying insect welfare principles in an entomology research lab" 🕓 4PM GMT 📅 18th December 🔗 Registration: tinyurl.com/IWRS-Webinar #AnimalWelfare #Research #Insect #Invertebrate

🪲 Join us for the final IWRS webinar of the year!🪲 Dr. Aimee Dunlap (U of Missouri - St. Louis) will be presenting: "Applying insect welfare principles in an entomology research lab" 🕓 4PM GMT 📅 18th December 🔗 Registration: tinyurl.com/IWRS-Webinar #AnimalWelfare #Research #Insect #Invertebrate

🪲 Join us for the final IWRS webinar of the year!🪲 Dr. Aimee Dunlap (U of Missouri - St. Louis) will be presenting: "Applying insect welfare principles in an entomology research lab" 🕓 4PM GMT 📅 18th December 🔗 Registration: tinyurl.com/IWRS-Webinar #AnimalWelfare #Research #Insect #Invertebrate

Join us for the final IWRS webinar of the year! Dr. Aimee Dunlap (U of Missouri - St. Louis) will be presenting: "Applying insect welfare principles in an entomology research lab" 🕓 4PM GMT 📅 18th December 🔗 Registration: tinyurl.com/IWRS-Webinar #AnimalWelfare #Research #Insect #Invertebrate

Join us for the final IWRS webinar of the year! Dr. Aimee Dunlap (U of Missouri - St. Louis) will be presenting: "Applying insect welfare principles in an entomology research lab" 🕓 4PM GMT 📅 18th December 🔗 Registration: tinyurl.com/IWRS-Webinar #AnimalWelfare #Research #Insect #Invertebrate