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Joss Carr

@josscarr.bsky.social
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Entomologist, naturalist and obsessed biological recorder in the UK. Prolific on iNaturalist. Will talk your ear off about charismatic bias. Junior Naturalist at the Biological Recording Company with an MSc in Biodiversity and Conservation.

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Harry Witts @hwitts.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Very exciting to kick this up at Colne Point, Essex on Saturday, just moments after remarking how I didn’t think I’d recognise a grasshopper new to Britain. Sphingonotus caerulans, the second British, and likely first natural record. Found with @graemelyons.bsky.social and @josscarr.bsky.social
Excellent photos by Joss Carr
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James McCulloch @jamesimcc.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Another springtail to find this summer! ☀️ Fab photo from @josscarr.bsky.social of Fasciosminthurus quinquefasciatus from Dorset yesterday. The 1st UK record outside Cornwall, where it was found new to Britain 2 yrs ago! www.researchgate.net/publication/... Can we track its expansion further?
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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 19/05/2026
Philaenus spumarius (Common Froghopper) is the world’s most polyphagous insect herbivore, feeding on 1,311 plant species across 117 families. Join our 23 July entoLEARN with @josscarr.bsky.social on UK froghoppers: ID, ecology & diversity 🌎 🧪 Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980380642... #froghopper
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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 21/04/2026
Pan-Species Listing challenges naturalists to record every UK species they’ve seen across all groups of life 🦋🌿🍄 Join @graemelyons.bsky.social for a FREE entoLIVE on how PSL builds skills and valuable wildlife records. 📅 13 May 🎟 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977266072... @panspecieslisting.bsky.social
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Joss Carr @josscarr.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
I'm doing an online talk on 16/09 about my MSc thesis, which was all about iNaturalist data for invertebrates in the UK, and the alarmingly high proportion of it which 'falls through the cracks' due to data quality concerns. Please join if interested! Link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/falling-th...
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Falling through the Cracks: iNaturalist Invertebrate Records in the UK
Joss Carr discusses his MSc Research Project investigating the data quality of UK invertebrate records on iNaturalist.
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