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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Leaving bluesky. I love the concept, content and people on here but tbh I have to limit time spent on social media/screens and live life with real, undocumented experiences. Thanks all and wish you well. #mentalhealthmatters

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Hi folks, thanks for the tags and do appreciate any harvestman sightings/queries! Currently focusing my mental energy on work, personal life and several volunteer roles. Not dismissing but not v active here - will keep checking every couple of weeks! Gotta prioritise my mental health x

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Two published and one to go at 6pm! Each year the British Arachnological Society (BAS) host our annual general meeting online, with a series of talks from researchers and hobbyists on the topic of arachnids. Check out our previous years on our channel youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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BAS AGM talks 2026 - YouTube

A series of talks from our Annual General Meeting in 2026.

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Vanna Bartlett @vannabartlett.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Cuteness overload: adorable baby harvestman, newly hatched, alongside a cluster of eggs - the eyes of the babies are clearly visible inside the unhatched eggs and you can just make out the legs. They were found under a stone in my local cemetery. #arachnids #harvestmen

A tiny pale grey baby harvestman wandering over some dark soil on a stone. To the top and bottom of the photo are numerous little round harvestman eggs, pale grey in colour.

Close-up of the baby harvestman which has short, pale translucent legs and a slightly darker body with faint grey markings. In the bottom left corner is a cluster of small, round pale eggs.

Close-up of the harvestman eggs which are pale and round. Within several of them you can clearly see the pair of dark eyes of the tiny baby harvestman inside waiting to hatch out. In several you can also just make out the legs wrapped around the body.

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Huge thanks to those submitting records via iRecord. Will be doing some verifying tomorrow #harvestmen @britishacademy.bsky.social #arachnids

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

We are all waking up for spring. I'm trying to make amends, manage life and prepare for the busy season ahead. Let's enjoy recording inverts and stay sane! What are you all up to?

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Martyn Roper @martynroper.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Ten minutes yesterday turning over logs at a new site for me, and two species of Harvestmen found. #Harvestmen #Arachnids #Irecord

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

It's tomorrow! Join us for a family friendly invertebrate fair with a range of talks, activities and exhibitions!

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Steve @pertonmoths.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Shameless plug for possibly my favourite day of the year! The Staffordshire Invertebrate Science Fair. A brilliant event with just loads of interesting stands and people. At a new site this year so should be more space 😊😊😊😊

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Vanna Bartlett @vannabartlett.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

More harvestman line drawings completed. Leiobunum species have such long legs that I didn't even try and fit them on the page.

A sheet of white paper with four black and white ink drawings of harvestmen. Top row: left Odiellus spinosus, right Dicranopalpus larvatus. Bottom row: left Paroligolophus agrestis, right Leiobunum blackwalli (only the first centimetre or so of the legs have been drawn on this one).

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British Arachnological Society @britishspiders.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Our international journal Arachnology is freely available to our members (see britishspiders.org.uk/join) and we are also very pleased that it is made available to a much wider audience via BioOne.

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British Arachnological Society @britishspiders.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

🧵A very happy New Year to all our followers and a gentle reminder that it's never too late to resolve to submit your #arachnid records to the GB #Spider, #Harvestman and #Pseudoscorpion Recording Schemes via our #iRecord form: irecord.org.uk/enter-srs-re.... #NewYearsResolution #MakeYourRecordsCount

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BAS recording schemes record entry form | iRecord

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Missing the summer sweeping! Excited for the spring months and exciting changes in 2026.

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Cute is subjective but an iconic species! Looking forward to this one - it's the "in between" species so lots of facts about all aspects of harvestmen..

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 30/12/2025

Last chance to book on our Arboreal Harvestmen webinar taking place this evening.Learn about species such as Dicranopalpus ramosus, Leiobunum rotundum and Phalangium opilio. @britishspiders.bsky.social @megabunus.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/arboreal-h...

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Arboreal Harvestmen

Learn about the harvestmen species of the UK found on vegetation with Meg Skinner.

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Last chance to book on our Arboreal Harvestmen webinar taking place this evening, all about legs, prey capture and much more! Participants can book and watch the presentation later as it will be recorded and distributed. Date: 30 dec • 18:30 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/arboreal-h...

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Arboreal Harvestmen

Learn about the harvestmen species of the UK found on vegetation with Meg Skinner.

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Not long now! Book your place on my course: Arboreal Harvestmen (recording available after the event if booked/requested). Very excited for this one, we will be talking about legs and the physiology that harvestmen use for their arboreal lifestyle! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/arboreal-h...

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Arboreal Harvestmen

Learn about the harvestmen species of the UK found on vegetation with Meg Skinner.

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Lush day on Bredon. Getting better at leaving the house for walking trips!

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Spent some of Sunday looking through the wet collection at BENHS HQ. Most specimens from the late 60s and early 70s in great condition! Their members days offer us to look through specimens and utilise brilliant microscopes @britentsoc.bsky.social #arachnids #harvestmen #entomology #invertebrates

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 12/12/2025

Meet a tiny UK harvestman with a wild eye-turret topped with spiny “lashes.” 👀🕷️ Join our final entoLEARN UK Harvestmen webinar with @megabunus.bsky.social on 5 February 2026 to explore subterranean + generalist species. Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1720584467... @britishspiders.bsky.social

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Lovely day for a bird survey. V grateful to go out today

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AJCann @ajcann.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Oligolophus hanseni. #Arachnids #Opiliones #VC55

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Struggling with shaky hands at the moment - pin spheres are super helpful for examining pinned specimens. My colleague made this but check out Richard's ArthroSphere: www.arthropods.co.uk/ArthroSphere... #maybeitssertraline #entomology #ssri #endthestigma

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Martin's enthusiasm and knowledge for spiders is absolutely infectious - this will be a great event! @britishspiders.bsky.social

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 05/12/2025

UK orbweb spiders up close! 🕸️ Join Martin Frost on Tuesday, 5th May to learn about Garden Spiders, Wasp Spiders & more, their webs, ecology & behaviour. Ideal for enthusiasts & beginners. 🌍 🧪 Reserve your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1976588654...

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Well that's a new one for November...

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

I've been debating whether to share this but it's time to #endthestigma. Welcome to my brain. Working through 17 years of mental illness with a great therapist, critically evaluating thoughts (scientifically minded!). On the road to recovery and this week, we're doing another one with positivity.

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Shane @sharkeee.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

A touch dry, but tonight we'll be searching the mossy trees for aboreal Opiliones like these 'amorous', Ramosus sp. If you find these creatures fascinating, consider joining @megabunus.bsky.social et al, in a webinar on the 30th dec and learn more. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/arboreal-h...

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

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Arboreal Harvestmen

Learn about the harvestmen species of the UK found on vegetation with Meg Skinner.

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Beautiful foggy day on the local patch

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 21/11/2025

Have you seen this harvestman? 🕷️ Platybunus pinetorum is a recent introduction to the UK, now spreading widely. Join @megabunus.bsky.social on 5 Feb for our final entoLEARN on UK harvestmen, focusing on subterranean species. 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1720584467... @britishspiders.bsky.social

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

A huge thanks to everyone that's supported me recently and helped me stay afloat. Plus those lovely folks posting harvestman pics, always a joy to see 😉

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

Meet Phalangium opilio, one of the UK’s most common harvestmen! 🕷️ Males have striking horn-like chelicerae, as in the photo. Join our UK Harvestmen webinar with @megabunus.bsky.social on 30th December 2025. 🌎 🧪 Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1502201859... @britishspiders.bsky.social

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Very excited for this one - it's going to be all about those super long legs. Why so long? How do they work? How do these arboreal species live? See you then!

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

We've had a few folks asking for the recording of this session - this is still available for those that have missed the event. A big focus on behaviour and reproduction so please get in touch if you'd like to see it! @biologicalrecording.co.uk bsky.app/profile/biol...

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 24/10/2025

Think it’s a spider? Think again! 🕷️ Opilio canestrini is a harvestman—one of the UK’s most visible urban arachnids. Join @megabunus.bsky.social on 30 Dec 2025 (18:30–20:00) for a deep dive into arboreal harvestmen ecology. 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1502201859... @britishspiders.bsky.social

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 24/10/2025

Beneath stones, soil & darkness... 🕷️ Discover the secret lives of Subterranean Harvestmen with @megabunus.bsky.social on 5th Feb 2026 (£12.50). Learn about rare species, new discoveries & the value of ongoing field recording. 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/subterrane... @britishspiders.bsky.social

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 01/11/2025

🕷️ Britain’s craziest creature? Meet Megabunus diadema — a harvestman with eyes on a spiky turret! Not a spider, but part of its own Order: Opiliones. Learn more in our UK Harvestmen webinar on 5 Feb 2026: 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1720584467... @britishspiders.bsky.social @megabunus.bsky.social

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Thanks to those that attended the terrestrial harvestmen webinar! Lovely to speak to you and great questions asked. Tune in for the next one - arboreal harvestmen!

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Garden wildlife. These Harvestmen (Opiliones) are quite active in the garden at night at the moment. Thanks to Esmond Brown @chalkspring.bsky.social for confirming the ID as Odiellus spinosus. @britishspiders.bsky.social #londonwildlife

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British Arachnological Society @britishspiders.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Out of the wind and into the microscopy - Critically Endangered in GB, Zora armillata has to be the species of the day.

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 01/10/2025

🕷️ Meet Scotolemon doriae – Britain’s weirdest arachnid? Bright orange, stumpy & newly arrived in the UK. Learn more with ‪‪ @megabunus.bsky.social at the entoLEARN webinar, 27 Oct (18:30–20:00). @britishspiders.bsky.social Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/terrestria...

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 02/10/2025

Log-flipping season! 🍂 You’ll know the woodlice & centipedes under logs, but what about harvestmen? 🕷️ Discover the UK’s fascinating ground-dwelling species in our webinar with @megabunus.bsky.social, on 27 October. 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1493393342... @britishspiders.bsky.social

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Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Join me this Saturday for some harvestman ID time - we still have a few spaces left! @britishspiders.bsky.social #harvestmen #opilionee

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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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Abigail Lowe @abigaillowe.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Do you do moth trapping in the UK? We'd love your help! 💡 At @ukceh.bsky.social we're training & testing AI to detect multiple moths in a single image. Send us top-down photos of multiple moths on egg trays to support this work. More info & form: forms.gle/e3HzBPEd7RVV... #mothsmatter #TeamMoth

A top-down image of 12 various moths on a green egg carton.

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