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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 29/06/2026

Why study cuckoo bumblebees? 🐝 These fascinating “impostors” invade other bee nests—and may reveal key insights into pollinator health & evolution. Join our FREE entoLIVE webinar on 21 July, at 13:00 with @sofiadartnell.bsky.social 🌎 🧪 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1973162765...

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 09/06/2026

Spotlight on Bombus vestalis 🐝 This cuckoo bumblebee invades Buff-tailed Bumblebee nests, letting host workers raise its young 🌎 🧪 Join @sofiadartnell.bsky.social on 21st July for a FREE entoLIVE webinar: 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1973162765... #bumblebees

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 20/04/2026

Not your average bumblebee! 🐝 Cuckoo bumblebees invade other bees’ nests and let their workers raise the next generation. Join @sofiadartnell.bsky.social on 21st July for a FREE entoLIVE on the ecology of these remarkable parasites 🌎 🧪 Reserve your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1973162765...

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Darwin College, University of Cambridge @darwincollegecam.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Fascinating insights from Darwin PhD student in Zoology and Gates Cambridge scholar Sofia Dartnell on her research into cuckoo bumblebees.

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Gates Cambridge @gatescambridge.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Sofia Dartnell on her research on cuckoo bumblebees which aims to discover the areas where #bees are in particular decline so #conservation efforts can be targeted there - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/t... @sofiadartnell.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social @darwincollegecam.bsky.social

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The plight of the bumblebee - Gates Cambridge

Sofia Dartnell blogs about her research which aims to find out the areas where bees are in particular decline

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NERC Environmental Omics Facility (NEOF) @nerc-eof.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

@uniofcam.bsky.social Zoology PhD candidate @sofiadartnell.bsky.social is SNP_typing at NEOF-VF to estimate the number of Bombus terrestris colonies invaded by cuckoo bumblebees (B. vestalis) across varying landscapes. These cuckoos are obligate parasites & may indicate healthy bumblebee habitats

Postgraduate Researcher Sofia Dartnell in the field collecting bumblebees

a bumblebee on a lavender flower in blossom

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