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It's super cool that fossils of this finger-size Cambrian arthropod are ~506 million years old and preserve its gut, nervous system and circulatory system It's also neat that the species was named for Mothra, one of the very best kaiju But honestly, you had me at "butt-breathing" 🧪 #FossilFriday

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#FossilFriday Cluster of shells of the brachiopod Platystrophia regularis from the Late Ordovician (Hirnantian) of Anticosti Island, Canada.

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Coming in late for #FossilFriday with a lovely little early #Silurian (~436 MYA) spirifirid #brachiopod, Meristina obtusa. Interior view of dorsal valve showing preserved spiralia on left & partial drusy quartz cement infill. Width of valve = 24 mm. Attawapiskat Fm, #Akimiski Is, #Nunavut 🇨🇦

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@restingdinoface.bsky.social the new print run has reached my local independent book store so I picked it up and went for a coffee. Loving it so far!

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Heading out to a park this #FossilFriday? Be sure to visit Horton Park in Bradford, where you can see one of three huge fossil trees! These Carboniferous giants were excavated from Clayton in the late 19th Century and placed on public display to "inspire future generations of geologists".

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And now I am off to Ely www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/ely/r...

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There are hidden worlds all around us, too small to see with our own eyes. Ahead of this weekend’s annual #BugFair, explore those hidden worlds and the behind-the-scenes research made possible with this fantastic equipment in the Scanning Electron Microscope Lab! bit.ly/NHMSEM

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What a stonking moth species!

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Newly installed batman hover fly breeding facility made to imitate a giant rot hole. Small laboratory sink filled with waterlogged rotting compost. Sloping roof tile to give varying depth. Covered with another tile for complete shade.

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"Have you ever watched a WWE wrestling match and wished you could see it at a fraction of the size? Ever wanted to see miniature body slams, tiny submission holds and even small aerial moves?" If so, read on in the latest student blog post by Lexie! hmcbee.blogspot.com/2025/05/wres... @hmc.edu #ants

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Paracantha fruit fly, just cranking the style slider to 100 and seeing what happens. I love it, is what happens. 💛

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So many busy beetles! #beetles #coloptera

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Hey @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social and other #beetle folks. What is this dark metallic green creature? Is it a beetle larva? ~18mm long. Found next to an overgrown stone wall in St Ives, Cornwall this morning. #coleoptera (I think) #UKInsects

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1st night of a trip around Devon in the campervan. Although it is not quite @flygirlnhm.bsky.social‘s jar of cockchafers I did go around the cubicles collecting beetles and rescuing them. Showerblocks are brilliant for insects. This fly waves its front legs like antennae. ID anyone? #beetles #flies

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🎵“On the road again…” 🎵 Just me and the campervan for tonight, before I pick up my friend for a tour of #Cornwall. #CampervanLife #Transporter

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Amazing number of cockchafers around - from in and around the moth traps set last night in the Wye Valley

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Said every #dinosaur #palaeontologist

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For #wildflowerhour here is a brief walk through our local bluebell wood. I’m sure they are getting earlier and earlier. Going over a bit now. The paths are soft leaf mold. SOUND ON FOR BIRDSONG! I think there is an angry squirrel at the end too. #ukwoodland #ukbirds

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@lisawilliams30.bsky.social while I wait for the new UK fly bible to come out (I really need to learn more flies) can you ID this chonky chap for me? Sat on a dock leaf near to a pool in the shade of a hedge. (~20mm long) Herts. #diptera

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Today is David Attenboroughs Birthday - 99 years young I’ve had the privilege of meeting him over some of those years, and working with him (see below)- anyone want to guess what I’m showing him? Still one of my favourite ‘Oh Erica’ stories…. #davidattenborough #birthdays

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The #1 rule of wildlife photography is always always always have the animal's eye in sharp focus. Unless, of course, you're looking straight on at a Herring Gull. Little Lepreau, #NewBrunswick, Canada April 2025 📸 #birds #HERG #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

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MY position regarding gender reassignment, all the other letters of LGBTQ+, marijuana, all other drugs, alcohol, vaping, smoking, gambling, #DeathWithDignity, and everything else that triggers the tender "moral" sensibilities of extreme-right "Christians" is PERSONAL-CHOICE ‼️

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Good tips here for those of us that like to be in the fields/woods while our immune systems are trying to tell us not to! #hayfever

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For #WorldRobberFlyDay here's an edit I made showcasing how cool these flies are 😎

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@restingdinoface.bsky.social I tried to order When TheEarth Was Green at our local independent book store last night and they told me that the initial print run had sold out. Congratulations! Now waiting for the next batch😴

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A night out with @robinince.bsky.social (and my wife). I will give ant facts to anyone who asks.

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30mins before I need to be at the gym but it’s so warm in the garden. A cold drink & I’m joined on my arm by one of my favourite UK #beetles, the 22 spot ladybird (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata). Lemon yellow with 20-22 spots and a triangular one on the pronotum. #LadybirdBeetles #GardenWildlife

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