Welcome to the family Scylla (Hierodula membranacea) #mantis #insect #pet #hierodula #IHS #manchestermantids

Truly astounding medieval marginalia from the Cocharella Codex, c1330-1340. Eurydema ornata nymph.

💥New populations of rare beetle discovered on #Dartmoor💥 We're excited to share that two new populations of one of Britian’s rarest beetles have been discovered in #Devon. Find out more 👇 buglife.org.uk/news/new-popul… #Beetle #ConservationOptimism #Cornwall #NewDiscoveries

My Giant Asian Mantis (Hierodula membranacea) In her fourth instar now, growing very quickly and now eating baby dubia roaches courtesy of AilsaMaggie #mantis #hierodula #insect #DinnerAtMyPlace #entomology #Mantidae

By putting a handlense over my phone's camera, even a dunce like me can take a halfway decent macro-photo 🤣 #macrophotography #mantis #entomology

Huge spiked Amphipoda — Acanthogammarus victorii from Lake Baikal are now at our Insectopia exhibition in Moscow! They live in almost distilled water at +6 °C. Insectopia: vk.com/insectopia_mos… instagram.com/insectopia_mos…

Direct observations of deadwood insects today with 2nd year Intro to #Ento students - great practical and heaps found! Sheltering ichneumonids and pentatomids, elaterid larvae and syrphid 'rat-tailed' maggots @EntoMasters Harper Adams University

Have we harvested #OilseedRape or Cabbage Stem Flea #Beetle?! 🤔

Sorry Jack Harding I forgot you were on Twitter! #GreatEntoBakeOff

It’s official, 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees since records began🚨 The latest findings from #BeeWalk, our national bumblebee monitoring scheme, have revealed bumblebee numbers declined by almost a quarter (22.5%) across Great Britain💔 Read on: bumblebeeconservation.org/british-bumble…