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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Another great day at the annual AES bug event. I will never take people buying my drawings for granted.

A table showing some of my insect postcards and greeting cards. Oh, and me. Smiling like a loon.

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Richard Lewington @rlewington2.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Off to the AES exhibition on Saturday. Plenty of artwork, prints & books for sale, plus this fantastic Swiss made Wild binocular microscope, with carrying case, camera lucida, photo tubes and eye-pieces. Has helped with many books I’ve worked on. Looking forward to meeting many ento friends.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Looking forward to the AES trade event tomorrow - always a fun day meeting Bug People.

A hastily-cobbled-together poster advertising my attempts to sell postcards and prints at tomorrow's AES exhibition at Kempton Park Racecourse from 11 - 16:30

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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We're are off to the AES Annual Exhibition at Kempton Park this Saturday 26 Sept with a range of our most recent publications including our acclaimed Flies of Britain & Ireland @savebutterflies.bsky.social @gailashton.bsky.social @rdimond.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social

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DipteristsForum @dipteristsforum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Programme for #NFBRConference2026 looks great, with speakers inc @sarahwhild.bsky.social @graemelyons.bsky.social @kitenet.bsky.social @soilscholar.bsky.social & @earthwormuk.bsky.social. Talk on AI & biodiversity monitoring by @simon-rolph.com should be fascinating. Nice work @nfbr.bsky.social!

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Richard Jones @bugmanjones.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I like beetles, I like them a lot. So I’ve written a book about them to indoctrinate children. dk.com/products/978...

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Erica McAlister @flygirlnhm.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I’m about to give a talk at the Royal Institute @rigb.org - Metamorphosis - eggs to excellence Talking maggots at the Royal Institution!! @royentsoc.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @amentsoc.bsky.social

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Amateur Entomologists' Society @amentsoc.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Unable to see the Young Verrall Lecture - Sticky Feet: How Insects Inspire Technology in person? You can now catch up on YouTube! The Young Verrall is organised jointly by us & @royentsoc.bsky.social with thanks to Staffordshire Invertebrate Science Fair for hosting us! youtu.be/gnyhRdCQapA?...

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Young Verrall 2026 with Stanislav Gorb

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 03/03/2026

Urban gardens may be small, but they’re biodiversity powerhouses 🐝 New research from @uofglasgowasc.bsky.social shows private gardens support pollinators all summer—even in heavily urban areas 🧪 🌍 Join our FREE #entoLIVE on 22 April with Emma Plant: 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1964456916...

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 02/03/2026

Dark-edged or Dotted? 🐝 Is it Bombylius major or Bombylius discolor? Learn how to tell them apart by wing patterns, habitat & behaviour 🌍 🧪 Join our #entoLEARN webinar on 25 Mar 2026: 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1976745510... @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @tonymadgwick.bsky.social

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Sticky Feet: How Insects Inspire Technology 🐜 Join us & @amentsoc.bsky.social for the Young #VerrallLecture, where Prof. Stanislav Gorb will explore how insects’ adhesive abilities inspire innovation & design. 📍 Staffordshire Invertebrate Science Fair 🎟️ Free buff.ly/LXW0q5V #BritishScienceWeek

Schedule of talks at Staffordshire Invertebrate Science Fair featuring insect close-up photos and detailed event timings.

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Erica McAlister @flygirlnhm.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

It’s the @amentsoc.bsky.social annual fair & I’m here with the @dipteristsforum.bsky.social Lots of great fly talk & some great exhibits including these from some of the younger members of the AmEntSoc - aren’t they great? #entomology

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Amateur Entomologists' Society @amentsoc.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

🦋 Our AGM & Members' Day was buzzing! We teamed up with @zoologymuseum.bsky.social & @camzoology.bsky.social for Zoology Live: Insectopia - talks, tours & insects galore 🐛🦗 🎥 Missed it? Watch the talks: bit.ly/AGM2025Talks 📸 Highlights: bit.ly/InsectopiaRecap 🔍 What’s next: www.amentsoc.org/events🕷️

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AES AGM and Members' Day 2025 - YouTube

The 2025 AGM and Members' Day was held as part of Cambridge University Zoology Live Insectopia! This included talks, behind the scenes tours, live insects to...

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 25/07/2025

Most weevils have a snout, elbowed antennae & a heart-shaped foot—making them easy to recognise (with a few exceptions). 🪲 Learn more for free with @markgurn.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1491232379... #Weevils 🧪 @amentsoc.bsky.social @britentsoc.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social

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Dr Victoria J Burton @soilscholar.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Join my colleagues & I on Mon 28 July from 11am for a #bioblitz to celebrate the first year of the reopening of the @nhm-london.bsky.social Gardens! I'll be rummaging in the leaves for minibeasts! www.nhm.ac.uk/press-office...

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Join a Family-Friendly Nature Hunt at the Natural History Museum this July | Natural History Museum

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 11/07/2025

Bdelloid rotifers have some of the strangest biology of all organisms on Earth. Curious to find out more? Join Dr Chris Wilson from @ox.ac.uk for a FREE entoLIVE webinar: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1369681186... #Genetics #DNA 🌍 🧪 @britentsoc.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @amentsoc.bsky.social

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Amateur Entomologists' Society @amentsoc.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

🪲 Love #insects? Got art, photos, science projects or specimens to share? Book a space at the #aesfair Annual Exhibition – 27 Sep 2025 Kempton Park Racecourse, Surrey! Exhibitors get free entry! 🐜Details + booking form: www.amentsoc.org/events/listings/01112 #amentsoc

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 11/07/2025

FREE entoLIVE webinar | Falling through the Cracks: iNaturalist Invertebrate Records in the UK | @josscarr.bsky.social | 16th Sept 2025 Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1461082720... #iNaturalist #Biodiversity 🧪 🌍 @amentsoc.bsky.social @britentsoc.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Would you like to actively contribute to the governance and strategic direction of the Society? We are seeking active and dynamic Members or Fellows to support the Royal Entomological Society in our committees. Applications open - Deadline: 16 July 🔽 www.royensoc.co.uk/news/trustee...

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Trustee Elections 2025 - Royal Entomological Society

Want to shape the future of the Royal Entomological Society? We have an exciting opportunity for trustees to join the RES team from September 2025. We are looking for candidates ready to actively cont...

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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

The @royentsoc.bsky.social book #Giveaway closes tomorrow! To celebrate #InsectWeek and the release of our new book, 'How to be a Ladybird' with DK Books, we’re offering one winner their own copy 🐞 ✨ Enter on Instagram before the competition closes on 7 July 🔽 buff.ly/cp4tUyV

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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

On the home run now for our #FliesofBritainandIreland book bit.ly/4dqQI8Z – Steven Falkhas now completed the text for the Anthomyiidae & we've started laying out the intro pages @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @gailashton.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social

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Dr Beulah Garner @beetlequeen.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

@amentsoc.bsky.social President address by Professor Ed Turner on the state of #insects globally, locally and the measures we can take to study and conserve them 🌳 🪲 @camzoology.bsky.social

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Amateur Entomologists' Society @amentsoc.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

This Sat 21 June 10am - 5pm is our 90th 😱 Anniversary AGM & members day held at the University of Cambridge as part of Zoology Live Insectopia! We have talks, minibeast hunts 🪲🐜🪰🐌 & behind the scenes tours. All welcome, details here: www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/events/zoolo...

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ZOOLOGY LIVE! INSECTOPIA: THE FAMILY DAY | Museum of Zoology

Join us for our biggest annual Family Day of the year - Zoology Live! INSECTOPIA - and this year it's all about (you guessed it) insects!

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Amateur Entomologists' Society @amentsoc.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Great to see wasps getting some positivity!

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Pemberley Natural History Books @pemberleybooks.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Just landed: "Riverfly Handbook" by Craig Macadam, a must-have for anyone who loves dipping into streams and discovering the tiny wonders within. Mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies... it’s a whole world down there. Dive in! #Entomology #FreshwaterLife #NewArrival @amentsoc.bsky.social

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Amateur Entomologists' Society @amentsoc.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

POSTPONED! Unfortunately our Young Entomologists' Day, originally for Sat 26 April has been postponed. A new date will be released as soon as we know it. Apologies for any inconvenience.

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Amateur Entomologists' Society @amentsoc.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Unable to visit #SISF2025 for Dr. Ben Clunie's Young Verrall Lecture with us & @royentsoc.bsky.social? No worries! It's now available on YouTube 🎉 Watch here: youtu.be/xGtsES0xmWI?... Discover the fascinating relationships between plants and insects in this talk for ages 7-11!

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Amateur Entomologists' Society @amentsoc.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Tomorrow! Join us at the Staffordshire Invertebrate Science Fair 🐞🕷️Sat 1st March, 10:30–4pm, Staffordshire University. Grab some freebies, hear the Young Verrall Lecture with Dr Ben Clunie, organised by us & @royentsoc.bsky.social, and cuddle a cockroach! #Entomology #BugLove #ScienceFair

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Amateur Entomologists' Society @amentsoc.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

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

Yellow roundel with stylised black butterfly in centre with initials aes 90 Years. Text around the outside reads The Amateur Entomologists' Society 1935 - 2025.

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