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I believe this is the native flatworm Microplana terrestris. Just over 1cm long with a paler central surface. The white pin of light at the head end is the flash of my camera in its eye.

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I caught sight of this strange looking invertebrate recently when I turned some rotting wood. I'm veering towards fly larva but always willing to be corrected and educated. #alwaysbelearning

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I never tire of viewing centipedes up close. They are fearsome predators whose first set of legs evolved into a set of venomous jaws. My good friend @collieennis.bsky.social calls them 'Murder Ropes', and with good reason... Stunningly beautiful all the same.

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Introducing New Zealand's latest Bug of the Year- the magnificent Ngāokeoke / Velvet Worm! NZ has two genera: one lays eggs (Ooperipatellus, 1st photo) and another gives live birth (Peripatoides, 2nd). They also deposit sperm which burrow through their partner's skin, but that's another story! 🧪

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We’ve landed on Bluesky - just in time for our 90th anniversary! 🎉🦋 The Amateur Entomologists’ Society has shared its passion for insects since 1935, from butterflies to beetles - and even fabulous flies! 🦟 Follow us for news on our events, books, journals & more. 🐞🦗 #amentsoc #Entomology #BugClub

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* FINAL REMINDER * The Irish Bees for Beginners online talk is tonight at 7:45 pm, Irish time. Only paid tickets are left at this point, so if you don't mind forking out a tenner to hear me wax lyrical about Irish bees for a couple of hours, grab your ticket here: bit.ly/irish-bees-2...

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I managed to catch a decent photo of this tiny, tiny springtail (Collembola) on Saturday.

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I believe this beautiful little specimen to be Microplana terrestris, a native flatworm which feeds on dead invertebrates. The tiny white speck on its 'head' is the reflection of my flash in one of its eyes.

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Are you really gonna let the opportunity pass to learn all about Ireland's native bee fauna? Surely not! Just 4 days to go, pick up your ticket quickly (there are still some free tickets available for students/unwaged). irish-bees.eventbrite.ie

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Face of a 0.4mm long female Epoligosita nudipennis parasitoid wasp of the Trichogrammatidae found 21.9.2024 in the garden birch tree. #UKWildlife #wasps #Trichogrammatidae

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Another new microWild event just dropped, and it will be absolutely ribbiting! 🤦‍♂️ Join us for a half-day workshop on Irish Amphibians, led by the "Gentleman Naturalist" himself, @collieennis.bsky.social. 🐸🐸We'll have plenty of frogs and newts in the pond, too! 🐸🐸 irish-amphibians.eventbrite.ie

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Make sure to grab your ticket for my upcoming online talk, Irish Bees for Beginners. Or maybe you can get one as a late Valentine's Day gift for someone who loves bees, insects or invertebrates! If you're not in, you can't win.* *Knowledge is the prize. 🙂 bit.ly/irish-bees-2...

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It's #ValentinesDay! Here's a trio of Buff-tailed Bumblebees having a threesome in the palm of my hand 🐝🐝🐝

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There's always something very special about bug hunting at night. But then, when you add the inimitable Collie Ennis to the mix, it quickly becomes something truly magical. microWild is so full of invertebrate life; sometimes, I can hardly believe my own luck! 🕷️Listen and share your thoughts.🕷️

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A 0.6mm long female Oligosita engelharti parasitoid wasp of the Trichogrammatidae found 30.8.2024 on the shingle at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. #UKWildlife #Trichogrammatidae #wasps #RyeHarbour

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Back by popular demand, I will run my online lecture, Irish Bees for Beginners, on Monday, February 24th. Join me for an insight into the vast wealth and diversity of Irish bee fauna and an updated list of just how many beautiful bee species we host in our country. Tickets: bit.ly/irish-bees-2...

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A new microWild course has just dropped, and it's a ZINGER! Spend the day in microWild with Louise Garcia, learning all about Irish Beetles. Beetles are the most specious Order on the plant with over 400,000 species, and we have plenty on the microWild estate to choose from. bit.ly/irish-beetles

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As you become more interested in invertebrates, you may find yourself dipping into different taxa, orders or domains. The people who go for the sub-millimetre animals are the genuine heroes without capes... Without them, you'd never see such beauty on a tiny scale!

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A 0.5mm long female Anaphes debilipennis parasitoid wasp of the Mymaridae found 24.6.2024 at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. #UKWildlife #wasps #RyeHarbour #Mymaridae

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The wind was up today in microWild. Still a beautiful place to be though...

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A Lithobius species centipede from the microWild meadow today. Check out the hairy antennae!

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Limacus maculatus (Irish Cellar Slug). There are plenty of these in microWild. A beautiful slug with a fingerprint-like pattern.

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Ever feel like you're being watched? A Rilaena triangularis harvestman from the microWild meadow today.

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A beautiful snail attached to the underside of a soft trap in the meadow. Check out those patterns!

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I did a short survey in the microWild meadow today and came across many beautiful inverts including this gravid harvestman (Nemastoma bimaculatum). Probably the first time I've shot this species where the eyes are visible!

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...and this one, which I've been actively looking for here in Cyprus. Scolopendra cingulata (Mediterranean Centipede). You don't want a nip off these guys.

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Never one to shy away from foreign fauna for your delectable tastes I present: 1. Small Dusty Wave 2. Lots of millipedes (under every stone or log) 3. Kotschy's Gecko (about 10cm) There are some bees, wasps and hoverflies around, but they are way too fast for my pithy phone camera.

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This week, I am in Cyprus, and I saw this on a tree beside my hotel. The Pine Processionary Moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) is very similar to the Oak Processionary Moth, which we've heard about. The caterpillars are covered in hairs which can cause serious allergic reactions in humans and animals.

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Some lovely bugs that let me hold them in 2024! Grateful that they sense my whimsy 😂

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Does my tongue look big in this? Male Anthohora quadrimaculata showing off his nectar gathering tackle. From our suburban garden in Norwich, June 2024. #SolitaryBees

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I visited my www.microwild.org meadow today and turned some stones and wood, finding these four beautiful harvestmen. There are just over 20 species of Irish harvestmen, a great introductory order for beginners. Reach out if you want to know more. Which is your favourite of the four below?

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Some ants tending to aphids I found while turning rocks today.

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Some mating Rove Beetles (I think) I found under a log today in microWild (www.microwild.org).

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As we all settle down for the end of the year, With the people we love and value so dear, Santa Nicrophorus vespilloides is here, To wish us all happiness and tidings of cheer. There will be many more invertebrate shenanigans in 2025; I hope you'll join me for them. Brian

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I'm genuinely sick and tired of seeing people selling taxidermy and animal specimens online whilst either being misinformed about the sources of their 'products' or deliberately lying to their customers about their sources and ethics. 🧵 #insects #entomology #taxidermy #vultureculture #bugs

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The adorable Omophron americanum, with its snippy little mandibles. Texas.

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As someone who has recently (c18 months) been diagnosed as AuDHD (both autism and ADHD) I find it really helpful to talk about it. Are the any other AuDHD naturalists on here?

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🎉Here we go agaaaaaaain🎉 Another year, another new species round up! Over the last 12 months @nhm-london.bsky.social scientists have described ✨190 new species✨, including everything from bats to bees. Although my favourite from this year is probably the caecillian 🥰🧪 www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...

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Today I found this impressive mite in some leaf litter. Oribatids are masters of self-protection: they've evolved protective armour flaps, some wear their old moults on their back like shields, and this Neotrichozetes spinulosa has instead opted to become a sentient pincushion! 🧪 #Invertebrates

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I've joined Bluesky! Hoping to follow and be followed by many of my X/Twitter friends. Please Retweet/Repost or whatever the word is. #invertebrates #insects #moths #dragonflies #wildlife

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Silver Y (Autographa gamma), Newborough Forest 2020. Welsh name Gem Fforch Arian - meaning silver fork gem. #mothsmatter

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