Insect & entomology outreach by @RoyEntSoc. #InsectWeek returns 23-29 June 2025. Stand Tall For The Small 🐞
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Wondering what insects have ever done for us?
We've put together some examples of how insects have inspired human innovation. Learn about how the little things have inspired technology for engineering, medical devices, pharmaceutical research & more 🔽
royensoc.co.uk/what-have-ins…
ALT Ashy mining bee on an old dandelion head (c) Rory Lewis
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🐞 Save the date for #InsectWeek
Spread the word about the #LittleThingsThatRunTheWorld & #StandTallForTheSmall 23-29 June.
🪰 Organise an event
🐛 Join events near you
🐝 Share #LearningResources
🪲 Enter the #PhotographyCompetition
🦋 Get involved insectweek.org
ALT Insect Week 2025 poster featuring a male demoiselle on a yellow background (c) Bailey Carswell-Morris
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Did you know about the #InsectWeek #Photography #Competition? 🦋
Share your sightings taken from your windowsills, gardens or on a walk and show the world how incredible insects are for the chance to win great prizes (T&Cs apply).
insectweek.org/art-and-photo…
#StandTallForTheSmall
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Who’s joining us for the #LloydOfTheFlies Wetland Bug Hunt?
We're partnering with @aardman and @WWTworldwide to bring you a completely unique and exciting way to explore our wonderful wetlands between 5 April until 1 June 🪰
royensoc.co.uk/news/wwt-wetl…
@wwtlondon #WWTLloyd
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📢 Last hours to make twice the impact for #InsectConservation 🦋
This is Sarah Meredith, RES Conservation Officer with Tri the '#LargeBlue' collie, thanking everyone who has donated so far. Help us hit our #BigGive target before noon 🔽
donate.biggive.org/campaign/…
@SarahLargeBlue
ALT Sarah Meredith, RES Conservation Project Officer with Tri the collie dog sitting on a grassy hill
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We have officially passed the half-way mark and are amazed by the incredible generosity of everyone that has supported our campaign so far.
Any donations made between now & noon tomorrow (29 April) will be doubled by @BigGive 🔽
donate.biggive.org/campaign/…
@gloswildlife
ALT Help us reach our target to support the Large Blue Butterfly - Double the difference by donating between now and midday 29 April.
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We’re so excited to announce the #InsectGarden at Stratford Cross is ready for visitors large & small. One of the first guests was new #RESAmbassador @lloyd_oftheflies. Can you help find his friends at the #RESGarden?
Download @aardman's #BugHunt app 🪰
royensoc.co.uk/news/interact…
ALT People visiting the iridescent dome of the RES Garden at Stratford Cross
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As #InsectWeek ends, don't miss our Bug Trails! 🐞
Explore The Royal Parks and discover fascinating invertebrates on self-led walks while connect with nature. 🍃
Read more: rb.gy/dkb7nv
Made possible thanks to People’s Postcode Lottery players.
ALT Illustration promoting "Free Bug Trails" featuring a playful path marked by numbers from 1 to 6, with various bugs like a ladybug and a grasshopper positioned along the route. The project is supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery and funded by Postcode Trust. The background is a gradient from coral at the top to light green at the bottom.
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Woohoo it’s publication day for Ingenious Insects! An early childhood picture book that celebrates wonderful and weird Australian insect species. Out now. Published by @AffirmPress
@kateumbers @invertsau @EuanRitchie1
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Amazing to announce the RES partnership with @bigpicturepress on 'Insectarium', a great addition to #InsectWeek24! 🦋
Publishing 26 September.
thebookseller.com/rights/bon…
@bonnierbooks_uk @DaveGoulson @EmilyCarterLdn #InsectWeek
Delighted to be partnering with Big Picture Press on Professor @DaveGoulson’s new book in the Welcome to the Museum series 'Insectarium', featuring beautiful illustrations from @EmilyCarterLdn.
Publishing 26 September.
thebookseller.com/rights/bon…
@bonnierbooks_uk @bigpicturepress
ALT Cover of 'Insectarium' book
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#InsectWeek24 celebrates the incredible diversity of insects! Our amazing British bats depend on insects for food, highlighting the importance of preserving insect populations. Join the #SunsetSurvey this week to discover and appreciate these vital creatures.
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Yesterday was the start of #Insectweek24 ! #InsectWeek encourages people of all ages to learn more about insects so we'll be sharing some pictures and fun facts about our entomological specimens!
To start we have some #phasmids who utilize impressive camo to avoid predators
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Very excited for and proud of the work #TropEcoLab members did for the #InsectWeek24 event co-led by @EBaBlab and @englishse at @BristolBioSci. We had lots of fun spreading the beetle word to kids and the general public.
#UKRIFLF #WeAreUKRI #INCTSinBiAm
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Happy #InsectWeek! 🥳🦋🐜🐝🦗🐞
Download free resources that will help you with insect identification and recording - including morphology infographics and Field Studies Guidance Notes that help with practical recording skills 🔍🐝 @royentsoc
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#ICYMI ~ As #InsectWeek draws to a close we're still buzzing about partnering with @WeAreOpenreach for #BugsMatter.
Find out more 👇
More exciting #InsectWeek news!
🪰We're delighted to share @WeAreOpenreach are partnering with @Buzz_dont_tweet & @KentWildlife to show that #BugsMatter in 2024!
Throwing down the gauntlet for other major fleets to get onboard as well! Find out more 👇
buglife.org.uk/news/openreac…
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On Day 7️⃣, the final day of #InsectWeek, we sign out with the critically endangered Spiky Yellow Woodlouse (Pseudolaureola atlantica) 🟡🪳 This true icon of St Helena's Cloud Forest is restricted to the high central ridge and has been found to glow under UV light 🪲🟣🔦 #SHCFP
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Five tips to invite insects into your garden:
🪲 Create a mini-meadow or let your lawn grow
🪲 Grow a diverse range of plants
🪲 Collect and pile up dead wood
🪲 Build a container pond
🪲 Assemble an insect hotel
Learn more: rhs.org.uk/wildlife
@insectweek #InsectWeek
ALT Black scarlet tiger moth (Callimorpha dominula) with cream and orange marks.
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Day 7 #InsectWeek #AquaticInsect Alderfly-Crawls in quieter stream sections 🤔 silt-bottomed pools. #Predator devours aquatic insects 2️⃣YR in H2O then short winged life📸: David Funk 📖mdc.mo.gov, hawker-overend.com #StroudCenter #GreatOutdoors #HealthyStreams
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As #InsectWeek draws to a close – we are sharing some facts about Camden’s insects and advice on how to help them.
ALT Soldier Beetle