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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We're coming up on our 2026 Exhibition 📅 Saturday 7th November 🏫 Conway Hall, Holborn All very welcome - come to meet fellow entomologists and showcase interesting exhibits!

People talking and looking at entomological exhibits

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

BENHS 2026 Indoor Invertebrate ID workshops . . . something for everyone

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

BENHS – Dinton Pastures October 17 @ 10:30 am - 4:00 pm Tachinid fly identification workshop – Chris Raper and Matt Smith benhs.org.uk/events/ To book a place please mail, supplying a contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk Image: Marc Taylor

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

BENHS Identification Workshop – Dinton Pastures Identifying flies – an introduction using specimens and photos – with Martin Harvey October 31 @ 10:30 am - 4:00 pm www.benhs.org.uk/events/ To book a place please mail, supplying a contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk Image: Marc Taylor

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

We're a proud sponsor of entoLIVE webinars (see @biologicalrecording.co.uk) and there's plenty coming up still this year, you can find a full list on our website: www.benhs.org.uk/entolive-2026/

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What's coming up in entoLIVE 2026 - British Entomological & Natural History Society

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Congratulations @pemberleybooks.bsky.social for 25 years! Always a welcome guest at BENHS events 🪲📖

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Could you benefit from funding to support your entomological research? The next deadline to apply for our grants is upcoming on 30th April 2026 - find more information on the grants and awards page of our website.

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GRANTS AND AWARDS - British Entomological & Natural History Society

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

BENHS 2026 ID Workshop calendar Wasps with two forewing sub-marginal cells – Mike Edwards December 12th To book a place visit www.benhs.org.uk/events/

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

BENHS 2026 ID Workshop calendar Sawfly identification workshop – Andrew Green and Andrew Halstead November 28th To book a place visit www.benhs.org.uk/events/ Image: Steven Falk

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

BENHS 2026 ID Workshop calendar Opiliones - Harvestmen workshop with Meg Skinner October 24th To book a place visit www.benhs.org.uk/events/

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

What a wonderful Members' Day this weekend in Oxford, plenty of sunshine and fascinating discussion! Huge thank you to all of our guest speakers and contributers to the Annual Meeting

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Coming up this Saturday! Our 2026 Members' Day and Annual Meeting

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

BENHS Members' Day 2026 is nearly here! Excellent talks, our Gold Medal presentation, chance to see fellow members in person as well as our Annual Meeting (held online in recent years). Saturday 21st March 10am to 4pm. See the full programme on our website: www.benhs.org.uk/event/member...

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Missed our Brad Ashby lecture 'One Mother For Two Species: The Complex Lifecycle of Harvester Ants' last week? You can catch up on YouTube now!

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One Mother For Two Species: The Complex Lifecycle of Harvester Ants

YouTube video by London Natural History Society

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Any of our members not registered for the 2026 Brad Ashby lecture tonight? Access the Zoom link through the member’s area of our website (you’ll need to register if you haven’t accessed the member’s area before). Missing the event? We’ll let you know when the recording is available!

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MEMBERS AREA - British Entomological & Natural History Society

To see the content in this section, you must have a current BENHS membership and register an account by clicking here If you already have an account, then please […]

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Have you registered yet for our 2026 Brad Ashby lecture? We'll be hearing about The Complex Lifecycle of Harvester Ants from Dr Jonathan Romiguier 7pm 29th Jan 2026 Free, online and open to all!

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One Mother For Two Species: The Complex Lifecycle of Harvester Ants

Learn how how the complex lifestyle of social insects leads to complex reproductive models in the Brad Ashby Memorial Lecture.

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

The 2026 Members Open Day calendar is published. Beginning January 11th, Dr Gavin Broad will be on hand all day, members are welcome to drop in for help with Hymenoptera identification, advice on specimen preservation, general questions about biology. www.benhs.org.uk/events/

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Events Archive - British Entomological & Natural History Society

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Have you checked out our 4th edition of the popular Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland yet? Free to download in 3 digital formats!

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A FIELD GUIDE TO THE SMALLER MOTHS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND (4th Edition-Digital) - British Entomological & Natural History Society

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

You can now register for free for our 2026 Brad Ashby Annual Lecture with @lnhs.bsky.social 7pm Thu January 29th 2026 on Zoom We'll be hearing about The Complex Lifecycle of Harvester Ants from Dr Jonathan Romiguier, Université de Montpellier - with a special and fascinating example of xenoparity!

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One Mother For Two Species: The Complex Lifecycle of Harvester Ants

Learn how how the complex lifestyle of social insects leads to complex reproductive models in the Brad Ashby Memorial Lecture.

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

It was wonderful to see many familiar and new faces at our Annual Exhibition yesterday, a great turn out of fascinating specimens, photographs and posters as well as lots of publications to browse and purchase 🪲🔬🦋

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Les Evans-Hill @lesevanshill.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Yesterday, @britentsoc.bsky.social published the 4th edition of the popular Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Completely updated and free to download in 3 digital formats: PDF, spreadsheet, and an Android App! Further details at www.benhs.org.uk/publications... #TeamMoth

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A FIELD GUIDE TO THE SMALLER MOTHS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND (4th Edition-Digital) - British Entomological & Natural History Society

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Are you joining us at our Exhibition this Saturday? A chance to meet other members and browse interesting displays! To find out more including contributing to the Exhibition visit our website

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Annual Exhibition 2025 - British Entomological & Natural History Society

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Not a member? 30% discounts on handbooks are also available for non-RES members who are part of @amentsoc.bsky.social & @britentsoc.bsky.social. We are happy to arrange this for other entomological societies - If interested, please get in touch to discuss with our team via info@royensoc.co.uk 🦋

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Insect science is global 🌍 We're a signatory with 33 organisations representing 25,000 insect scientists committing to deepen our collaborative efforts to seek solutions to the world’s challenges and support the global entomological community

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Insect Science is Global - Royal Entomological Society

30 July 2025 Science is global, and this is particularly true for insect science. As one of the globe’s most populous and successful life forms, the free movement of insects means they transcend the b...

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Are you joining us for this year's Exhibition on the 1st November? This important part of the BENHS calendar is an opportunity to meet other members and our affiliated societies whilst perusing significant insect voucher specimens, photographs and posters www.benhs.org.uk/event/annual...

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Annual Exhibition 2025 - British Entomological & Natural History Society

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

@marctaylor.bsky.social Weevil Identification workshop – Angela Marmont Centre November 8 10:30 am - 4:00 pm Tutor: Mark Gurney For beginners to those wanting to get familiar with trickier groups. Book a place; email, supplying a contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk Image: Mark Gurney

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

BENHS ID Workshop Dinton Pastures, Nr. Reading December 6th 2025 10:30 am - 4:00 pm Wasps with a single forewing sub-marginal cell – Mike Edwards To book a place please mail, supplying a contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk Image: Mike Edwards

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

BENHS Dinton Pastures – October 4th 2025 An Introduction to the Identification of UK Spiders – Michael Davis and William Blumsom Gain the knowledge to identify common spider families and species. Book a place by mailing, with contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk Image: Steven Falk

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

@britentsoc.bsky.social BENHS Dinton Pastures-An introduction to myriapods and isopods - Duncan Sivell November 22 Workshop on centipedes, millipedes and woodlice that will give an overview of the British fauna. Book a place by mailing, supplying a contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Are you a member and interested in accessing our library, collections and equipment? Our Members Open Days are a great way to visit our Headquarters at Dinton Pastures and the next is this Sunday! www.benhs.org.uk/event/member...

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Enjoying the warm weather and interested in joining others in the field? We have some exciting field meetings across the summer to get involved in - see events marked in green on the website www.benhs.org.uk/events/

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Events Archive - British Entomological & Natural History Society

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Andy Salisbury @andyentomologist.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Beetling into a week of leave with @britentsoc.bsky.social 🐞🪲, #DeepPurple 🤘🤘, and #ArborAles 🍻

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

New digital publication available for free on our website! A checklist of the Lepidoptera of the British Isles (2nd Edition): covering all British macro-moths, micro-moths and butterflies, this is an indispensable reference for any serious lepidopterist. www.benhs.org.uk/publications...

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A CHECKLIST OF THE LEPIDOPTERA OF THE BRITISH ISLES (2nd Edition) - British Entomological & Natural History Society

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Deadline on Saturday to apply for this funding round, if you're interested get in touch!

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Bookings are going well so don’t miss out on the BENHS Harvestman workshop with Meg Skinner and her new test British key to ID them . . . To book: mail indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk providing a mobile contact number.

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Are you looking for funding for entomological research? This year we have an additional opportunity to submit to our Professor Hering and Maitland Emmet Funds by 31st May 2025. See more on our website www.benhs.org.uk/about/grants...

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GRANTS AND AWARDS - British Entomological & Natural History Society

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

BENHS Dinton Pastures - Soldierflies and Allies workshop - Martin Harvey May 3rd, 10:30 - 16:00. Dinton Pastures, Nr. Reading. To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, please supply a mobile phone contact number Image: Steven Falk

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

BENHS Harvestman ID workshop - Meg Skinner June 7 @ 10:30 am - 4:00 pm Dinton Pasture, Nr. Reading Meg runs the UK recording scheme for Harvestmen through the British Arachnological Society To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, supplying a mobile phone contact number

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Only three weeks to go until our Annual Members' Day at Oxford University Museum of Natural History! Access the full programme here: www.benhs.org.uk/event/member...

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Annual Members' Day 2025 - British Entomological & Natural History Society

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

For those of you who missed our Annual Virtual Meeting on Saturday, you can watch the recordings now! The AGM is available through the website members' area and the guest speaker, Andrew Halstead, is available to all here youtu.be/IBjdj0OXa5U

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A beginner's guide to sawflies (Andrew Halstead)

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Make sure to join us this Saturday 15th of February 2-4pm at our Annual Meeting to discuss society matters and hear 'A beginner's guide to sawflies' by Andrew Halstead! We'll be meeting over Zoom, link to be posted on the website Members' Area and emailed to membership.

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

BENHS Dinton Pastures - – Soldierflies and Allies workshop - Martin Harvey May 3rd, 10:30 - 16:00. Dinton Pastures, Nr. Reading. To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, please supply a mobile phone contact number

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

BENHS Dinton Pastures - Hoverfly identification - Martin Harvey September 6th, 10:30 - 16:00. Dinton Pastures, Nr. Reading. To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, please supply a mobile phone contact number

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

BENHS indoor workshop – Saturday 9th August 2025 An introduction to leafhoppers and allied groups – Alan Stewart (Sussex). Dinton Pastures, Nr. Reading. To book a place mail; indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk, please supply a mobile phone contact number

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Sam England @samjakeengland.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

In case you missed it, you can now watch my Brad Ashby memorial lecture for @britentsoc.bsky.social and LNHS on YouTube! ☺️

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Last night's Brad Ashby Memorial lecture is available on YouTube now! Learn how pollinators, parasites, and prey capitalise on static electricity with Dr Sam England www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3R5...

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Electric Ecology: How Invertebrates Capitalise on Static Electricity

YouTube video by London Natural History Society

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

It's tonight! Link to tonight's Brad Ashby lecture is up on the members area of the website benhs.org.uk/members-area/

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