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Paul Pettinger @paulpettinger.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If fellow Greens can't see how utterly toxic yesterday's “Zionism is Racism” motion was, here's another signal: Vivien is a deeply compassionate, longstanding activist who wouldn't ever speak out like this lightly. The Party has a problem with sectarianism and needs to push back against it.

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Karl Magnacca @kmagnacca.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I’ve been putting them in because I’m doing a family-wide review of local species so there are some of wildly different size next to each other. But it is a huge pain, especially since I’ve had to redo several to incorporate additions 🥲

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Tapani Hopkins @tapani-hopkins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

One thing came up when we were revising our article. Scale bars in the pictures of new species: do we need them? Has anyone actually ever used one? To me, feels like the kind of thing that *ought* to be there. But I must admit, I've only ever put them into photos, not used them for anything.

Picture of a pinned Ugandan wasp, with a 2 mm scale bar next to it.

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Vanna Bartlett @vannabartlett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Work in progress: Cheiridium museorum. I'm working on some pseudoscorpion drawings based on observations of live animals in the field, photographs & reference specimens. The petri dish contains specimens that were found dead in cobwebs in a church & gives an idea of how small these arachnids are.

An A4 size drawing pad with pencil drawings of six pseudoscorpions on the page, four of which have been gone over in black ink. A grey pigment liner pen is at the top of the page and to the left is a Rotring pencil and a pen eraser. A credit card size measure (marked off in millimetres) lays on the bottom left corner of the pad with a round clear plastic petri dish on top of it. The petri dish contains seven tiny brownish specks.

Close up of the sketch pad showing two of the drawings, one in pen, the other in pencil. Also in the photo is the petri dish laying on top of the measure.

Close up of the brownish specks in the petri dish that measure barely over 1 mm. They are dead pseudoscorpions with teardrop shaped bodies and little 'arms' that end in claws. These were all found dead in cobwebs on a window ledge in a church.

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Natural History Collections and Museomics @nhcm.pensoft.net · 28/09/2026

🔬 For the first time, a scientific study has systematically examined what causes deterioration in the chemical mountants used to preserve insect specimens, revealing that slide degradation is driven by multiple complex factors rather than a single culprit: doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.3.194995

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🦋 Alie of the Woods 🦋 (is looking at lichen in the cemetery) @humanbyweight.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Princeton finally handed off some advance copies for the 2nd Edition of my wasp book, and they look phenomenal! Thank you everyone for your exceptional patience! Go order it right now!! press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

A photo of me (a white woman with long brownish hair wearing glasses and a dark blue shirt) holding an advance copy of my book "The Social Wasps of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean: Second Edition" in front of an old wooden railing and some lush sassafras leaves. There is a big illustration of a bald-faced hornet on the cover.

This photo is slightly misleading, since it was taken by my mom a year ago in 2025, immediately before we noticed the major printing errors in the plate series that required us to completely redo the printing from scratch. My joy is nonetheless real, and I feel justified in using this photo since I never posted it the first time around. It's all good now!

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James McCulloch @jamesimcc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

New species now out in @soilorganismsj.bsky.social! soil-organisms.org/SO/article/v... The latest addition to the UK's springtail fauna: Entomobrya terraeincognitae sp. nov. I found this species on fieldwork for my PhD @sangerinstitute.bsky.social at the Cambridge botanics. 🧵

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 15/09/2026

On the cover of September's Field Mycology: a Violet Coral fungus growing in old pasture at Hardcastle Crags, West Yorkshire. Read online to find out how the #WaxcapWatch survey has expanded our knowledge of Violet Coral distribution. 👉 fieldmycology.org/index.php/jo... @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

Front cover of the September 2026 issue of 'Field Mycology' journal, with a photo of Violet Coral fungus growing in grass by Jennie Smith.

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Kieran Anderson @andersonkieran.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A somewhat interesting, for the very urban and grain silo free garden, moth visitor this morning. The distinctive Meal Moth, Pyralis farinalis, clearly a little lost! #teammoth #entomology

A small brown moth, with it's thorax raised in a characteristic position, against a rough white wall. From a lateral view.

A small brown moth, with it's thorax raised in a characteristic position, against a rough white wall. From a dorsal view.

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DipteristsForum @dipteristsforum.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

2026 DF Dipterists Day will be at National Museum Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP Sat Nov 14th hosted by Dr Thom Dallimore, Senior Curator in Entomology. The Museum Diptera collections will be available to view Fri 13th, with the Dipterists Supper that eve. dipterists.org.uk/events/dipte...

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Lukas Large @lukaslarge.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A new book on British Earthstars by Jonathan Revett is now available to preorder from @summerfieldbooks.com #MycoBookClub #fungi #FungiFriday #Mycology www.summerfieldbooks.com/product/brit...

14. Geastrum rufescens Pers.

Rosy Earthstar

<<< rufescens = red, reddening >>>

Icons: Pegler et al. (1995) p103; Jeppson (2013) p168; Læssøe et al. (2019) p1249.

A medium to large sized species with thick fleshed pinkish-red non-hygroscopic rays, a fimbriate peristome and stalked spore sac

Unexpanded fruitbody: Subglobose, 30mm 40mm.

Expanded fruitbody: 50mm - 90mm with 5-8 non-hygroscopic rays, flattened or arching with age.

Mycelial layer: Persistent, encrusting debris.

Fibrous layer: Pale grey brown

Fleshy layer: Warm reddish pink, flesh up to 8mm thick when fresh, quickly cracking and falling apart, darker with age but normally with residual reddish tones.

Spore sac: Subglobose 10mm 30mm diameter, greyish buff or light brown, smooth or minutely hairy (hand lens needed!) and with a fimbriate peristome which is often ill-defined and a short stem.

Mature Spore Mass: Dark brown.

Spores: Globose, 3.8µm 4.3µm, covered in elongated warts up to 0.5µm high.

Capillitial hyphae: 4.0µm 8.0µm, thick walled, tapering, encrusted.

Habitat: Rich litter in both deciduous and coniferous woodland, parks, arboretums.

Distribution: An uncommon species but well represented across Britain.

Discussion:

Unmistakable when fresh, thick fleshed with some degree (often very intense) of pinkish red tones and a weakly defined fimbriate peristome. The spore sac often degrades very quickly, especially around the peristome and can end up with several tears and holes. The short stem is best seen in mature specimens when all the flesh has eroded.

Unlikely to be confused with other earthstars when fresh but old specimens can resemble Geastrum michelianum or even Geastrum fimbriatum however the rays normally have dark reddish tones and sometimes dried patches of the thick flesh. The spores are also larger than G fimbriatum & G michelianum.

Often found in and around rotting tree stumps or on big thick piles of needle litter.

European Distribution & Species:

Common and widespread a…

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Millipede Lab @apheloria.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

For decades, a large millipede displayed in zoos has been known simply as a “giant African millipede.” But what species is it actually? Our new study provides an answer: Spiropoeus fischeri Brandt, 1833, a 14-cm-long millipede from West Africa.

Two figures from a scientific article. One shows a large black millipede, and the second shows the millipedes posterior end.

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Ash Whiffin @ashwhiffin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We currently have TWO collections-based vacancies at National Museums Scotland! As part of the upcoming DiSSCo UK program, we’re seeking a Digitiser and Senior digitiser to work with our insect collection: careers.nms.ac.uk/vacancies (Apply by 31st August) #Digitisation #Insects #MuseumJobs

Preserved bumblebee specimens with data labels below each individual

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Armando Rosario-Lebrón @rosariolebronentomology.com · 19/08/2026

A mite last seen 39 years ago. We will be walking the Welsh shore looking for it, and posting as we go. The site now has a live blog, a map of everywhere we have searched, and a Welsh option. I can't speak Welsh, but this is Wales. It needed a Welsh option. Thinozercon is out there. #inverts 🧪

Screenshot of the Lost Mite of the Irish Sea website on a phone, styled like a page from an old book: cream paper, a brown double ruled border, antique serif type. A bar across the top holds a Contents button, a CY button for Welsh, and an Aa button for text size. The title reads The Lost Mite of the Irish Sea, above the line Ireland, 1915 · Wales, 1987 · Then the record goes silent. The italic paragraph below reads: The hunt for one of the strangest and most mysterious arachnids of the Irish Sea shore. First found on Irish shores in 1915, then recorded once more in Wales in 1987 by Swansea researchers working in Milford Haven on a study part funded by the oil industry. Thinozercon has not been seen since. The Hunt for Thinozercon intends to change that.

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Kieran Anderson @andersonkieran.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We‘ll “Print To Demand“, what could possibly go wrong….

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Ian Andrews @ianbof.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I found this post box at Knockrome on Jura in 2013. Never seen anything better.

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Rudolf Meier @rudolf-meier.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Five years back in Berlin #6: DNA barcodes reveal species, but vouchers let us study them. This means that we have to be able to find and retrieve the right specimens among thousands. Our open workflow keeps vouchers safe, searchable & organized. Preprint: doi.org/10.64898/202...

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Summerfield Books @summerfieldbooks.com · 14/08/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 Geoffrey Kibby, Mario Tortelli, Felix Hampe & Claudi V. Soler In stock now! tr.ee/6Cofnc4KPO #mycology #genusrussula #mushroombooks #geoffreykibby #mushroomsandtoadstools

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IWGB Game Workers Union @gameworkers.co.uk · 12/08/2026

Workers at Rowan, Rook and Decard have secured the first union recognition agreement in the UK table top games industry! 🙌 iwgb.org.uk/en/post/tabl... Work in the UK games industry? Join our union today!

Graphic showing Voidheart Symphony, a table top game produced by Rowan, Rook and Decard and a caption "Union Recognition! Workers at Rowan, Rook and Decard secure the first tabletop games union recognition agreement in the UK."

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Kieran Anderson @andersonkieran.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

And we’re off! With our and the @hantsbic.bsky.social funded trap out, hopefully attracting a range of moths for tomorrows Moth Morning & Bug Hunt at Portsmouth Natural History Musuem portsmouthmuseums.co.uk/events/moth-... #teammoth #entomology #moths

A garden, with trees and a flower bed. There are two blueish lights coming from moth traps. In the background are some flood lights.

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Kieran Anderson @andersonkieran.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

A bit of an #lepidoptera surprise in the moth trap this morning. I think this rather wonderful creature may be a Golden Twin Spot, Chrysodeixis chalcites, sneakily camouflaging itself against the lamp holder! #entomology

A brassy coloured moth is resting against a brass lamp holder, with a finned plastic funnel out of focus in the background.

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

There now follows a party election broadcast by the Count Binface Party, And if I do say so myself, it's a banger. #VoteBinface #Clacton

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Entomologist's Monthly Magazine @entmonmag.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

📣 Issue 3 of the #EMM for 2026 is out now. ... including extensive taxonomic research, with new species of #Hymenoptera, #Hemiptera, #Coleoptera, #Diptera, and distributional records for Britain, Iran, and Mongolia. Read more below 👇 or subscribe now for complete access: tinyurl.com/EMM-subscribe

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 05/08/2026

This is what climate failure looks like. Nature, homes and livelihoods are being destroyed. The Government must act now.

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Can electoral lightning strike twice? #VoteBinface #Clacton

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Tapani Hopkins @tapani-hopkins.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

First and of course most important Correct Fact: tea is better than coffee. 🫖 👍 ☕ 👎 Proof: I once tasted coffee. I didn't like it. QED.

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Kieran Anderson @andersonkieran.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Sorry to bother you, @britishspiders.bsky.social, but would it be permissible to bother you about a spider ID I’m struggling with?

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Kieran Anderson @andersonkieran.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Getting prepared for our upcoming bug hunts at Portsmouth Natural History Musuem, portsmouthmuseums.co.uk/events/moth-..., its shocking how small a percentage of UK invertebrates this waste high pile of ID guides actually enable you to ID. They are a multitude and intricate in their diversity!

A great stack of books are on top of a wooden box.

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AJCann @ajcann.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Interesting method, thank you for sharing. Placing an appropriately-sized cover slip on top of the gel also works and you can gently roll it around to get exact positioning of the specimen.

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Kieran Anderson @andersonkieran.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Sorry to bother you @hantsbic.bsky.social, but do your tale a view on the prescence of Honey Bee Hives on SINCs?

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Omega @weregopher.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

For decades, Jodrell Bank has helped us understand the universe, but now it's facing pointless funding cuts. Withdrawing funds won't save much money, but it will seriously hurt UK science. I’ve added my name to help stop this—please join me and sign the petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

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Save Jodrell Bank

For decades, Jodrell Bank has helped us understand the universe, but now its funding is being threatened. Add your name to help stop these short-sighted cuts and protect UK science:

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Kieran Anderson @andersonkieran.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Hello @entofacet.org! Just looking at your taxa categories, which are a bit odd and seem to miss some groups that usually got covered by ”entomology“ in a broad sense. E.g there doesn't appear to be any option for pseudoscorpions in the arachnids or Diplura or Collembola in other Inverts?

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 19/07/2023

Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface

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Kieran Anderson @andersonkieran.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

It’s not often that you get to call a key beautiful, but this is one of those great moments. Aside from the mind blowing coverage of the text, my goodness, but the Fungi of Temperate Europe is beautiful, in its content & form. A personal favourite is the fluorescent yellow headbands!

Detailed shot of the florescent yellow headbands of a book, Fungi of Temperate Europe Keys to Basidiomycotes.

Some of the inner pages of abook, Fungi of Temperate Europe Keys to Basidiomycotes.

The cover of a book, Fungi of Temperate Europe Keys to Basidiomycotes.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 22/07/2026

Stop scrolling!!! A puffling* has been spotted in Purbeck, Dorset for the first time in 30 years! *Baby puffin (yes, they have the cutest name)

A small bird - a young puffin - is seen in the gap between rocks on a cliff ledge

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Kieran Anderson @andersonkieran.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Awesome footage from my better half, of a swift popping in to our nest boxes! They are stunning things. We think trying to encourage some remaining chicks to fledge. #swifts

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Kieran Anderson @andersonkieran.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Day 6 of the @dipteristsforum.bsky.social meeting. I think I just about have the specimens still under control…..

A plastic bag containing a variety of specimens in glass vials is in front of a laptop with a blue screen and pile of specimens tubes

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Biological Survey of Canada @biologicalsurvey.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

New publ. in the Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification (in the New World subfamilies of Braconidae (Hymenoptera) series) Key to the New World genera of Euphorinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea: Braconidae) & synopses of the genera, by Sharkey et al. cjai.biologicalsurvey.ca/articles/ssv...

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Key to the New World genera of Euphorinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea: Braconidae) and synopses of the genera – Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification

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DipteristsForum @dipteristsforum.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

The Dipterist Forum Summer Field Meeting starts today in Somerset! By exploring a wide range of habitats across 56 sites over a week, thousands of new Diptera records will give a clearer picture of the abundance, distribution and ecology of this much over looked Order of insects. #fliesarefantastic

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Kieran Anderson @andersonkieran.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Whooop! In a few years of light trapping and scattered attempts to lure them unsuccessfully with carrion traps with no success.

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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 10/07/2026

hopenothate.org.uk/chapter/who-... When people come out bearing tribute to her for her long political career, don't be afraid to speak ill of the dead.

She made remarks about gay conversion therapy in a 2012 article for The Express titled "Helping those who aren't glad to be gay", claiming: "Almost anybody can get help for anything from psychotherapists in this country except apparently gays who do not want to be gay". She went on to write that "the unhappy homosexual should, according to gay activists, be denied any chance whatever to investigate any possibility of seeing if he can be helped to become heterosexual

HOPE not hate revealed that Widdecombe has appeared on three separate occassions on the Richie Allen Show, a radio broadcast affiliated with conspiracy theorist David Icke that serves as an online platform for antisemitic conspiracy theorists and Holocaust deniers. Allen has also himself questioned the numbers of Jews that died in the Holocaust. Other guests on the episodes featuring Widdecombe include Kevin Barrett, an antisemite and 9/11 and 7/7 conspiracy theorist.

Why do we fall for transgender lunacy, asks ANN WIDDECOMBE

Why on earth has Britain suddenly gone mad over transgenderism? A combination of grievance, political cowardice and a love of bandwagons has produced a series of unbelievable headlines.

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Summerfield Books @summerfieldbooks.com · 09/07/2026

In stock now! 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐢 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞: 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐲𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐄: £𝟔𝟎 (RRP £80) tr.ee/wZGxvIxj_b #fungibooks #newfungibooks #FungiOfTemperateEurope #basidiomycetes #mushrooms #fungiofeurope

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Kieran Anderson @andersonkieran.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Let’s face it, we’ve all made some question dress choices when young. But first these former caterpillars, there’s no other choice but their former skin as a hat. You do you guys. #lepidoptera #entomology

Two pupa, of Lepidoptera, against a piece of kitchen roll.

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