The perfect way to spend #insectweek

Had a fantastic week recording and collecting beetles around Wigtownshire with Coleopterists Society of Britain and Ireland 🪲
Definitely been slightly in awe of everyone’s knowledge but it’s been amazing to spend time with experts in the field and learn from them!

Out with Tamara at The Museum of English Rural Life for #EarthDay2023 , sharing our love for ALL insects (yes, even those) with the world 🌍

Had a blast presenting my poster at the Royal Entomological Society Student Forum and meeting the best bug people🐝🐛 Go pubquiz team HowManyFleasCanYouFitInYourMouth!
Kian Hayles-Cotton, Joshua Sammy, Gaia Mortier Tamara
Indiana Jones
#entomology #insect #hoverfly #SF24

However, the biggest thanks must go to my #PlacementStudents who helped hugely, without whom I wouldn't have been able to get half the number of surveys done. You're enthusiasm for #conservation is infectious and I've had an absolute blast working with you all. 📸Tamara

2019/20 MollyCrookshank, Hannah and Markos
2020/21 Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Tamara
2021/22 Tanith Jones Holly Owen
2022/23 Rebecca Rhiannon

UoR BioSci Uni of Reading Reading Entomology Chris Foster Tamara Graham Holloway Alastair Culham Doctoral and Researcher College, Uni of Reading Reading International Royal Entomological Society Women in Entomology We LOVE shield bugs. Just not so hot on identification. These are a few of ours from over the years. Any handy ID keys?

Huge congratulations to the winners of last night's #SF24 quiz, 1st Place Team: How Many Fleas Can You Fit In Your Mouth, very well done everyone 🪲🎉

Kian Hayles-Cotton, Joshua Sammy, Gaia Mortier and Tamara.
(Teammates not photographed: Andra Opris & Indiana Jones)

'No one gives two shits about nits'

love you too Tamara

UoR BioSci Uni of Reading Reading Entomology Graham Holloway UoR Technical Services Connecting Research Uni Of Reading Alumni & Supporters Caitlin Walton Reading International @EntoMasters Dr M still going wild! Tamara 🐞

UoR BioSci RNG Herbarium Alastair Culham @issyy_walker Chris Foster Reading Entomology Uni of Reading Tamara Is this what it's like to be famous

Laura Campbell Monika Yordanova Tamara Clare Boyes Ritabrata Chowdhury

Royal Entomological Society UoR BioSci Chris Foster Reading Entomology Tamara Head In The Clouds Done and done, thank you! 🪲

Chris Foster UoR BioSci Gaia Mortier Reading Entomology Royal Entomological Society Tamara This one? quelestcetanimal-lagalerie.com/wp-content/upl…

Head In The Clouds UoR BioSci Uni of Reading Reading Entomology Chris Foster Tamara Graham Holloway Alastair Culham Doctoral and Researcher College, Uni of Reading Reading International Royal Entomological Society Women in Entomology TL: Final instar Pentatoma rufipes nymph, TR: final instar Palomena prasina nymph, BL: Leptoglossus occidentalis, BR: Palomena prasina. Fab site here for shieldbugs: britishbugs.org.uk/gallery/hetero… (and other True bugs: britishbugs.org.uk/gallery.html)

UoR BioSci Gaia Mortier Chris Foster Reading Entomology Royal Entomological Society Head In The Clouds Hard to tell from a photo but either a Geotrupes sp. or Anoplotrupes stercorosus :)

Can anyone help Gaia Mortier with an ID?

Chris Foster Reading Entomology Royal Entomological Society Tamara Head In The Clouds

#entomology

UoR BioSci Uni of Reading Chris Foster Reading Entomology Royal Entomological Society Graham Holloway Gaia Mortier Tamara Freshwater Habitats Trust UoR Sustainability Dilophus febrilis?

@DETickTalk Chris Foster & Tamara suggest maybe a cryptophagid, known to live in 'a wide variety of habitats and situations, such as rotting wood and shed animal fur and feathers'?

Tamara UoR BioSci Gaia Mortier Chris Foster Reading Entomology Royal Entomological Society Head In The Clouds Yeah, not entirely sure from the pic but I think it's an Anoplotrupes stercorosus due to the wrinkly striae.