Remember, follow our DOGS rule D - Don't forget to check for ticks after being outside O - Only use a proper tool for tick removal, not fingers! G - Give lots of good scritches S - Stay safe Check our infographic for checking your dog for ticks & report bit.ly/SubmitATick

In the spirit of Valentine's day, below was a breeding pair of I.ricinus. The smaller of which was a male in the process of using his mouthparts to transfer his spermatophore. Ironically, romance isn't dead, even though this pair sadly is 💓

Some amazing views from Beecraigs last night! Anyone want to hit me up with some enchroma glasses so I can see it in person? 😂

It's not long now until #TickBitePreventionWeek We're still doing throwbacks to last year's content and introducing our team members! Next up, say hi to Kelsey Davies, laboratory technician here at Brennan Lab CVR 🦠🕷🦟🔬🧫 youtube.com/watch?v=o7t0FV…

Some of my favourite orchids I saw at Atlanta Botanical Gardens. Also the carpenter bees were out in full force!

With UKHSA reporting tickborne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in several areas of England, it is more prudent than ever to remember tick safety when accessing the countryside. #ticks #awareness #TBEV 📰 bit.ly/3KwD88T (News Article)

Public Health Scotland is working with NHS Boards and partners to increase awareness of ticks and enhance the surveillance of tick-borne encephalitis in Scotland. Find out more: ⬇️ publichealthscotland.scot/news/2023/apri…

CW: Arachnids Yesterday, we spent a fantastic day in Perthshire collecting ticks & having conversations with local community members Look at these beauties below. On the left, a mating pair of ticks, on the right a number of questing Ixodes ricinus 📷Andy Clarke

We're so excited to be at #GlaSciFest today and tomorrow at Glasgow Botanic Gdns Come chat about ticks with Andy, Kelsey and Sam from 11am to 3pm!

Comments are actually quite disappointing… Celebrating diversity is about encouraging an inclusive atmosphere for all… not a divisive one💚 Pride is about celebrating this diversity and it’s not about taking away the limelight from anyone else 🏳️‍🌈 Pride is important 🏳️‍🌈💚🕷️

Finally a published scientist! Go and check out Dr Will Leo Hawkes and I’s research into high flying migrant bats and insects, as well as their interactions in the Pyrenees! It being a beautiful place to study was a bonus on top 😍 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

A new paper! We showed for the first time that migrating bats eat migrating moths! Kelsey Davies, Scarlett Weston, Kelly Moyes Jason Chapman, Karl Wotton & I studied the interactions between bats & nocturnal migrating insects in the Pyrenees Read here: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs… 1/

Some photos from our #Explorathon23 event on Friday. Did you meet our resident dinosaurs? #JurassicARC UofGARC

Can't wait to give this talk with Kelsey Davies on Friday! All about our research on the interactions between bats and moths on migration! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.109…

Centre Ecol & Evol British Ecological Society CSEE_SCEE Ecological Society ESEB @GfoeSoc Behavioral Ecology SSE Yale EEB University of Exeter CEC Join us Friday 27 October at 3pm (Europe/London) to hear Dr Will Leo Hawkes & Kelsey Davies discuss their #RSOS paper on bat activity and migratory insect bioflows, chaired by Elsa Youngsteadt NC State University #ecology #conservation #insectmigration cassyni.com/events/PRxb5Yw…

.Kelsey Davies and I will be talking for the Royal Society Publishing about our bat and #insectmigration research this afternoon at 3pm UK time! Here's the link: cassyni.com/events/PRxb5Yw… and the paper: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.10…

Exceptionally proud of .Rosie for all of her great work during her MSc project and for receiving the Best Infection Biology prize .UofG MVLS #proudPI #enjoyyourday #graduation

wendybarclay First on Wendy's agenda was a tour of the CVR. Wendy chatted to Dr Steph Rainey & Kelsey Davies about our insectaries and arboviruses work. We then moved to CVR Genomics where Wendy was shown all the key equipment we use to perform our #genomics and #NGS work.

Congratulations to the brilliant Dr Anna Sims for finishing her PhD MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research UofG Sii #PhDone

17 MILLION insects migrate through a 30m Pyrenean mountain pass every autumn! They fly through the mountains on their remarkable journeys from northern Europe (including the UK) into Spain and beyond for the winter! Our new paper is out right now: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10.10… 🧵