📅LUNCHTIME LECTURE. To learn more about the St George expedition, join us in Academy House at 1pm, Tuesday, 9 April for a lecture by Dr Angela Byrne. Free, but booking is required. More info and booking here: ria.ie/library-luncht…

Plan a visit to one of Ireland's most precious habitats with the new Grasslands Trail booklet from Irish Semi-natural Grasslands Featuring some of the best semi-natural grasslands on the island of Ireland, this guide celebrates 9 sites managed sensitively for nature ➡️tinyurl.com/2ec98s4x

We're seeking applications from suitable candidates to fill the post of Natural History Collections Assistant in the National Museum of Ireland. This is a full-time, two years, fixed-term contract. Closing Date for Applications- Friday, 19th April 2024 museum.ie/en-IE/About/Ca…

We're seeking applications from suitable candidates to fill the post of Preventive Conservator as part of the Natural History Museum Capital Project–Closing Date: 19 Apr 2024 museum.ie/en-IE/About/Ca…

Arthropod Photo of the Week: April 10, 2024 Sweat bee Augochlora pura Hymenoptera: Halictidae By Joseph Ferraro (@Joseph_ferraro), Michigan, USA #arthropodPOTW

After reviewing 5,886 specimens and extracting 279 additional data from literature sources, researchers have compiled a comprehensive review of Corsican bees in the family Megachilidae - see it at doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97…

Can't be emphasised enough! 😊🌿

I wrote this because the Tailteann Games are a fascinating piece of Irish sport and cultural history. It tees up our half-day seminar National Museum of Ireland on Friday 10th May nicely too. bit.ly/NewStateAncien…

Important new study on the dependence of crops on #pollinators such as #bees by Catarina Siopa et al. Take home: previous studies have under-estimated the role of pollinators for agricultural production - they are even more vital than we realised! besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13…?

We have uploaded an updated and Open Access dataset of Irish Marine Turtle Records to Biodiversity Maps. Many thanks to Gabriel King, Rod Penrose and all data contributors for their support. Explore more at: maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/114

National Museum of Ireland - Natural History aka the Dead Zoo will close to facilitate extensive works required to protect and conserve the 168-year-old ‘Dead Zoo’ for future generations #DeadZooDiary museum.ie/en-IE/News/Nat…

My new favourite wasp nest. Look at the mimicry by Leipomeles dorsata! Leaf one side, nest envelope the other.

I just signed this petition calling on this government to end all unnecessary herbicide use in Ireland. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/stop… via Uplift

I make the same face WORKING at Smithsonian NMNH...

Working on a very nice species of Earwig, Adiathetus shelfordi. Earwigs have some of the most intricately folded wings of any insect, and they refract light like the windows of a cathedral so not the most straightforward to draw.

Bhí mé ag caint faoi feithidí 's inveirteabraigh ar an raidio tráthnóna agus an Seilg Feithidí a bheas ar siúil ar an Domhnach beag seo... bit.ly/seilg-feithidi rte.ie/radio/rnag/cli…

Curating Monsters - the Importance of Pathology in Natural History Collections- Join Curator NMI Amy Geraghty for a talk on the importance of collecting, maintaining & studying unusual specimens. Follow us @Shop6pm! On Thurs. 18th July at NMI Natural History The Dead Zoo museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/…

The Keeper of Natural History Paolo Viscardi explains what the next development phase means for the National Museum of Ireland- Natural History aka Dead Zoo, and how you can see it before it closes on the 1st of September. museum.ie/en-IE/News/Nat… #DeadZooDiary

We often say humans are destroying species before they're even discovered! Well, it seems the undiscovered species are even more vulnerable than the known ones! Nice write up by Emma Caton . Natural History Museum Science Natural History Museum nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/…

The INJ Grant Scheme 2024 is open for applications from 1 Sept. to 13 Oct. 2024. The object of the INJ Grant is to encourage and support activities which will increase our knowledge of the biology and geology of the island of Ireland. See: irishnaturalistsjournal.org/inj-grant/