Almost Invisible Angels “They do not take the title of angels, being by nature bashful & unassuming, they go by other names - firefly, bee, ant, caddisfly - I wish that everyone who said they believed in angels, would actually believe in insects” Jay Griffiths #WritingCommunity

Insect Week photography awards – in pictures theguardian.com/environment/ga…

"Hey Phil, wanna write something about dandelions?" DO I! theconversation.com/dandelions-are…

#WorldBeeDay2023, whats next? Well, actually it would be #WorldSeaDay2023, and then #WorldDeeDay2023

Scientists have discovered a new 28th letter of the alphabet, you wont believe what they found. Click the link below to discover more.

Hey Dave Goulson, update, turns out you really can’t train a collie to find bumblebee nests, even if you try really hard 😅

Urban bugs poster (yes I reused some from my forensic insect poster) for #bugfest tomorrow

Great science begins with taking detailed and insightful notes

I’m sick of being no.1 bee scientist, I’m going to manifest the change I want to see in the world. From now on you can call my the yes.1 bee scientist

Always fun to see your name appear in The Guardian, lovely article by Phoebe Weston, thankyou for including my reflections on the evolutionary race between plants and animals. Read more here: theguardian.com/environment/20…

Some idea of the scale of Goldcrest movements across Europe can be see by exploring the online Eurasian African Bird Migration Atlas. Each of these lines reveals the movement of a Goldcrest. migrationatlas.org/node/1837#sect…

Pleased to announce I have a Natural Sciences PhD position open for applications. Based at Lancaster University, I am looking for a very particular someone with a strong computer science background who isnt afraid of handling live bumblebees! lnkd.in/e7FyU_82

I just uploaded a printable meshed lid for 50 ml Falcon tubes to keep #insects in an aerated container when collecting in the field! Check it out Printables.com: printables.com/model/828801 #entomology #collection #3dprint

Famous quote by Michael Jorban 🏀

📢 PhD fellowship opportunity POST and British Ecological Society (BES) are offering a 3 month funded fellowship to BES members who are currently completing a PhD, where you'll be based in Parliament supporting its use of research evidence. Apply by 12 June: post.parliament.uk/british-ecolog…

Great to see our Dr Philip Donkersley The Guilty Anthropomorphologist Lancaster Environment Centre in The Conversation explaining why we should keep patches of lawn permanently wild 👇🌺

Today's the last day to apply for our exciting new research position in Mechatronics! If you're passionate about building robots to interact with honeybees, apply now! Comp Sci @ Durham Durham University Uni Graz/University of Graz Cyber FEL ČVUT ČVUT v Praze SantAnnaPisa RoboRoyale please RT 🐝🐝

We just started a search for a postdoc to join my lab group to study honey bee microbes through some collaborative/interdisciplinary projects. We will review applications through Aug 19. Full ad here: igb.illinois.edu/sites/default/…

It’s the most wonderful time of the year #bitcheeky