AJCann
@ajcann.bsky.social
Gentleman Scientist. Ancora imparo.
Trustee of NatureSpot: https://www.naturespot.org
Secretary, Leicestershire & Rutland Entomological Society.
#Arachnids #Bugs #Environment #Hemiptera #Leicester
Trustee of NatureSpot: https://www.naturespot.org
Secretary, Leicestershire & Rutland Entomological Society.
#Arachnids #Bugs #Environment #Hemiptera #Leicester
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AJCann
@ajcann.bsky.social
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Up Close and Personal: Macrophotography Methods - Alan Cann | NatureSpot
The wildlife and wild places of Leicestershire and Rutland
www.naturespot.org
Up Close and Personal: Macrophotography Methods - Alan Cann
Online via Zoom at 7.30pm on Thursday 22.01.2026
Register here: www.naturespot.org/node/262955
#Insects #entomology #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem #photography
Online via Zoom at 7.30pm on Thursday 22.01.2026
Register here: www.naturespot.org/node/262955
#Insects #entomology #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem #photography
OMG.
I seem to have bought an item of Barbour clothing.
Does that mean I have to shoot things now and buy a Range Rover?
I seem to have bought an item of Barbour clothing.
Does that mean I have to shoot things now and buy a Range Rover?
January 7, 2026 at 12:08 PM
OMG.
I seem to have bought an item of Barbour clothing.
Does that mean I have to shoot things now and buy a Range Rover?
I seem to have bought an item of Barbour clothing.
Does that mean I have to shoot things now and buy a Range Rover?
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Young, infected Lasius neglectus ants will send out an altruistic "kill me" signal to worker ants, a new study finds, as part of a strategy to keep deadly pathogens from spreading through the colony. n.pr/4prEPpm
Sick young ants send out a 'kill me' scent to prevent deadly epidemics
Young, infected Lasius neglectus ants will send out an altruistic "kill me" signal to worker ants, a new study finds, as part of a strategy to keep deadly pathogens from spreading through the colony.
n.pr
January 7, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Young, infected Lasius neglectus ants will send out an altruistic "kill me" signal to worker ants, a new study finds, as part of a strategy to keep deadly pathogens from spreading through the colony. n.pr/4prEPpm
Mysterious Origins of Insects
A journey into the eye-opening realm of insects to explore how scientists are using traditional and cutting-edge techniques to search for a single, common insect ancestor.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
#insects #entomology
A journey into the eye-opening realm of insects to explore how scientists are using traditional and cutting-edge techniques to search for a single, common insect ancestor.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
#insects #entomology
Mysterious Origins of Insects
A journey into the eye-opening realm of insects to explore how scientists are using traditional and cutting-edge techniques to search for a single, common insect ancestor.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Mysterious Origins of Insects
A journey into the eye-opening realm of insects to explore how scientists are using traditional and cutting-edge techniques to search for a single, common insect ancestor.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
#insects #entomology
A journey into the eye-opening realm of insects to explore how scientists are using traditional and cutting-edge techniques to search for a single, common insect ancestor.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
#insects #entomology
Up Close and Personal: Macrophotography Methods - Alan Cann
Online via Zoom at 7.30pm on Thursday 22.01.2026
Register here: www.naturespot.org/node/262955
#Insects #entomology #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem #photography
Online via Zoom at 7.30pm on Thursday 22.01.2026
Register here: www.naturespot.org/node/262955
#Insects #entomology #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem #photography
Up Close and Personal: Macrophotography Methods - Alan Cann | NatureSpot
The wildlife and wild places of Leicestershire and Rutland
www.naturespot.org
January 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Up Close and Personal: Macrophotography Methods - Alan Cann
Online via Zoom at 7.30pm on Thursday 22.01.2026
Register here: www.naturespot.org/node/262955
#Insects #entomology #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem #photography
Online via Zoom at 7.30pm on Thursday 22.01.2026
Register here: www.naturespot.org/node/262955
#Insects #entomology #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem #photography
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A back-to-work cartoon for @newscientist.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM
A back-to-work cartoon for @newscientist.com
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I often get asked about the Miyawaki method of forest restoration, usually by people who have heard extraordinary claims for it. Morales et al. (2025) have reviewed the evidence and found it to be weak or absent. 🌏🧪🌳🌲 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Tiny forests, huge claims: The evidence gap behind the Miyawaki method for forest restoration
To scale up restoration effectively, practitioners and policymakers should prioritize methods supported by robust empirical evidence rather than relying on untested claims. Our findings highlight the...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:33 AM
I often get asked about the Miyawaki method of forest restoration, usually by people who have heard extraordinary claims for it. Morales et al. (2025) have reviewed the evidence and found it to be weak or absent. 🌏🧪🌳🌲 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Spent the afternoon in the delightful company of a great many Tallusia experta.
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55 #Linyphiidae
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55 #Linyphiidae
January 4, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Spent the afternoon in the delightful company of a great many Tallusia experta.
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55 #Linyphiidae
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55 #Linyphiidae
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The annual UK Moth Recorders Meeting for 2026 is coming up on the 31st of this month. It’s a great opportunity to learn more about moths in the UK, no need to travel it is online. To book for this free event buff.ly/P04QNhk
January 4, 2026 at 9:18 AM
The annual UK Moth Recorders Meeting for 2026 is coming up on the 31st of this month. It’s a great opportunity to learn more about moths in the UK, no need to travel it is online. To book for this free event buff.ly/P04QNhk
Für Naturnerds: Aktuell ist der richtige Zeitpunkt, um nach einem neuen Weberknecht für Deutschland Ausschau zu halten. Dicranopalpus larvatus ist eine winteraktive Art, die in den vergangenen Jahren in Belgien, Großbritannien und den Niederlanden auftauchte
www.aracnidotaxonomy.com/2025/08/firs...
www.aracnidotaxonomy.com/2025/08/firs...
First records of the harvestman Dicranopalpus larvatus (Canestrini, 1874) from Belgium and the Netherlands (Opiliones: Phalangiidae)
Arachnology,Taxonomy,Spider,Spiders,Scorpions,Tarantula Care,Tarantula Hobby,Entomology,Species,Zoology,Conservation,Spider Care,Venom,Toxinology
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January 4, 2026 at 9:58 AM
With the extended freeze we have resumed limited garden bird feeding (as well as providing unfrozen water). Current score:
Suet Pellets 1, Sunflower Hearts 0.
Suet Pellets 1, Sunflower Hearts 0.
January 4, 2026 at 9:56 AM
With the extended freeze we have resumed limited garden bird feeding (as well as providing unfrozen water). Current score:
Suet Pellets 1, Sunflower Hearts 0.
Suet Pellets 1, Sunflower Hearts 0.
Using the freezing weather to finish off my 2025 backlog. This one from an unsuccessful Wasp Spider sfaria in September.
Microlinyphia impigra.
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55
Microlinyphia impigra.
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55
January 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Using the freezing weather to finish off my 2025 backlog. This one from an unsuccessful Wasp Spider sfaria in September.
Microlinyphia impigra.
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55
Microlinyphia impigra.
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55
Recommended follow: Chris Raper bsky.app/profile/chri...
Let's welcome him to Bluesky.
Let's welcome him to Bluesky.
bsky.app
January 1, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Recommended follow: Chris Raper bsky.app/profile/chri...
Let's welcome him to Bluesky.
Let's welcome him to Bluesky.
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Looking forward to @bsbibotany.bsky.social's #NewYearPlantHunt which starts tomorrow! 🌼
Here in #Leicestershire, the #Leicester Botany Group has organised a group hunt on Thursday 1st January, meeting at 11am. Everyone is very welcome! Further details: bsbi.org/take-part/ev...
Here in #Leicestershire, the #Leicester Botany Group has organised a group hunt on Thursday 1st January, meeting at 11am. Everyone is very welcome! Further details: bsbi.org/take-part/ev...
Leicester New Year Plant Hunt: repeat route
bsbi.org
December 31, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Looking forward to @bsbibotany.bsky.social's #NewYearPlantHunt which starts tomorrow! 🌼
Here in #Leicestershire, the #Leicester Botany Group has organised a group hunt on Thursday 1st January, meeting at 11am. Everyone is very welcome! Further details: bsbi.org/take-part/ev...
Here in #Leicestershire, the #Leicester Botany Group has organised a group hunt on Thursday 1st January, meeting at 11am. Everyone is very welcome! Further details: bsbi.org/take-part/ev...
Entomology Update - December 2025
A bumper edition this month, reflecting how much time I've spent in front of a screen and how little outdoors: ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2025/12/ento...
#Bugs #Leicester #Leicestershire #Hemiptera #VC55 #environment #nature #Arachnids #Spiders
A bumper edition this month, reflecting how much time I've spent in front of a screen and how little outdoors: ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2025/12/ento...
#Bugs #Leicester #Leicestershire #Hemiptera #VC55 #environment #nature #Arachnids #Spiders
Entomology Update - December 2025
A bumper edition this month, reflecting how much time I've spent in front of a screen and how little outdoors. Google Scholar Labs - literat...
ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Entomology Update - December 2025
A bumper edition this month, reflecting how much time I've spent in front of a screen and how little outdoors: ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2025/12/ento...
#Bugs #Leicester #Leicestershire #Hemiptera #VC55 #environment #nature #Arachnids #Spiders
A bumper edition this month, reflecting how much time I've spent in front of a screen and how little outdoors: ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2025/12/ento...
#Bugs #Leicester #Leicestershire #Hemiptera #VC55 #environment #nature #Arachnids #Spiders
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Marasmius siccus mushroom growing on decaying leaf. Photo by Christine Griskalia.
December 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Marasmius siccus mushroom growing on decaying leaf. Photo by Christine Griskalia.
Reposted by AJCann
Something gnawed your oak tree? Sink hole in your road? How Zurich’s beaver hotline is reassuring residents
Something gnawed your oak tree? Sink hole in your road? How Zurich’s beaver hotline is reassuring residents
As the number of the semi-aquatic creatures soars so can tensions. But the Swiss have a tried and tested system to calm the neighbours and restore harmony
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Something gnawed your oak tree? Sink hole in your road? How Zurich’s beaver hotline is reassuring residents
Bah, Humbug!
Chilly December memories of a warm day in May.
Hypsosinga pygmaea.
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55
Chilly December memories of a warm day in May.
Hypsosinga pygmaea.
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55
December 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Bah, Humbug!
Chilly December memories of a warm day in May.
Hypsosinga pygmaea.
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55
Chilly December memories of a warm day in May.
Hypsosinga pygmaea.
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55
Entering my 2025 #VC55 @britishspiders.bsky.social #Spider Recording Scheme data, accompanied by
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Spotify – Web Player
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December 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Entering my 2025 #VC55 @britishspiders.bsky.social #Spider Recording Scheme data, accompanied by
open.spotify.com/playlist/0Kp...
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The morning dew sparkled on Bill’s web. The decoys were in place, his fly call was poised, and luck was in the air.
December 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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My latest paper is now published in an issue! We showcased the incredible scientific contributions that local and amateur naturalists make for research on long term change! 💚🌍
doi.org/10.1111/icad...
doi.org/10.1111/icad...
Local entomologists shine a light on moth communities: The value of amateur records in cataloguing long‐term change
Written records associated with museum collections are often underutilised. We use two new macro-moth collections donated to the University Museum of Zoology (Cambridge) to investigate long-term cha...
doi.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My latest paper is now published in an issue! We showcased the incredible scientific contributions that local and amateur naturalists make for research on long term change! 💚🌍
doi.org/10.1111/icad...
doi.org/10.1111/icad...
Leafhoppers vs AI - checking on progress
Read more: ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2025/12/leaf...
#Bugs #Hemiptera #AI
Read more: ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2025/12/leaf...
#Bugs #Hemiptera #AI
December 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Leafhoppers vs AI - checking on progress
Read more: ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2025/12/leaf...
#Bugs #Hemiptera #AI
Read more: ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2025/12/leaf...
#Bugs #Hemiptera #AI
Ho ho ho! A Christmas Jumper
The newest spider to be recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland has got its Christmas jumper on.
Learn more: www.naturespot.org/species/phil...
(although it was actually recorded in June!)
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55
The newest spider to be recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland has got its Christmas jumper on.
Learn more: www.naturespot.org/species/phil...
(although it was actually recorded in June!)
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55
December 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Ho ho ho! A Christmas Jumper
The newest spider to be recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland has got its Christmas jumper on.
Learn more: www.naturespot.org/species/phil...
(although it was actually recorded in June!)
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55
The newest spider to be recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland has got its Christmas jumper on.
Learn more: www.naturespot.org/species/phil...
(although it was actually recorded in June!)
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55
BBC Farming Today:
"For the price of a 1st class stamp you can buy 21kg of carrots from Aldi or Lidl"
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#Food #foodsecurity
"For the price of a 1st class stamp you can buy 21kg of carrots from Aldi or Lidl"
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#Food #foodsecurity
Farming Today - 18/12/25 Loss leaders, small ducks, historic houses - BBC Sounds
Loss leader veg, small ducks, historic houses.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
BBC Farming Today:
"For the price of a 1st class stamp you can buy 21kg of carrots from Aldi or Lidl"
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#Food #foodsecurity
"For the price of a 1st class stamp you can buy 21kg of carrots from Aldi or Lidl"
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#Food #foodsecurity