David Notton
@davidnotton.bsky.social
Mad about diapriid wasps/bees 🐝taxonomy, zoological nomenclature, museums, entomology curation & IPM! Former NHMUK, now freelance. Recording Lauriston Agroecology Farm🌾🥕 🏴🇪🇺 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David-Notton #Edinburgh
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David Notton
@davidnotton.bsky.social
· Jun 13
New publication! Review of Tetramopria (Diapriidae) of E Palaearctic - mating behaviour and interactions with host ants. with Ryoji Kawai and Seonwoo Yoon. Free download:
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Some #Speyside finds for this week’s #Wildflowerhour.
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #Moray #VC95
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #Moray #VC95
November 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Some #Speyside finds for this week’s #Wildflowerhour.
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #Moray #VC95
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #Moray #VC95
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Good to see that butterfly numbers have increased this year at Lauriston Farm, Edinburgh's Agroecology project, you can read their report here www.lauristonfarm.scot/news/results...
Results of the Butterfly Survey 2025 | Lauriston Farm
www.lauristonfarm.scot
November 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Good to see that butterfly numbers have increased this year at Lauriston Farm, Edinburgh's Agroecology project, you can read their report here www.lauristonfarm.scot/news/results...
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Why do bees buzz - and how can their vibrations inspire micro-robots? 🐝
Join Dr @charliezoology.bsky.social on 13 January 2026 for a FREE webinar exploring bee buzz biology, field research and robotic applications. 🌎 🧪
More info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1850820516...
Join Dr @charliezoology.bsky.social on 13 January 2026 for a FREE webinar exploring bee buzz biology, field research and robotic applications. 🌎 🧪
More info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1850820516...
November 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Why do bees buzz - and how can their vibrations inspire micro-robots? 🐝
Join Dr @charliezoology.bsky.social on 13 January 2026 for a FREE webinar exploring bee buzz biology, field research and robotic applications. 🌎 🧪
More info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1850820516...
Join Dr @charliezoology.bsky.social on 13 January 2026 for a FREE webinar exploring bee buzz biology, field research and robotic applications. 🌎 🧪
More info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1850820516...
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Imagine a drop of ancient resin. Inside is an insect, trapped for 53 million years, so well preserved it looks like it might twitch back into life. These amber fossils offer us a breath-taking glimpse into long vanished ecosystems.
But there’s a catch
But there’s a catch
November 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Imagine a drop of ancient resin. Inside is an insect, trapped for 53 million years, so well preserved it looks like it might twitch back into life. These amber fossils offer us a breath-taking glimpse into long vanished ecosystems.
But there’s a catch
But there’s a catch
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A female Anaphes ovipositor parasitoid wasp of the Mymaridae found on 12.6.2025 under pine trees in Brede High Woods.
#UKWildlife #wasps #Mymaridae #HighWeald
#UKWildlife #wasps #Mymaridae #HighWeald
November 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A female Anaphes ovipositor parasitoid wasp of the Mymaridae found on 12.6.2025 under pine trees in Brede High Woods.
#UKWildlife #wasps #Mymaridae #HighWeald
#UKWildlife #wasps #Mymaridae #HighWeald
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A DNA barcode sequencing analysis of the ants of the genus Messor, with a particular focus on the Bulgarian fauna.
#ants #entomology #taxonomy
doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#ants #entomology #taxonomy
doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
DNA barcoding of Messor ants of Bulgaria with insights into their taxonomic diversity
Despite ongoing efforts to catalogue European ant species, studies focusing on the genetic diversity of Balkan ants remain limited. An integrative approach combining morphology, genetics, ecology and ...
doi.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A DNA barcode sequencing analysis of the ants of the genus Messor, with a particular focus on the Bulgarian fauna.
#ants #entomology #taxonomy
doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#ants #entomology #taxonomy
doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
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#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 206
Again the #bumblebee v #honeybee theme:
Bumblebee eyes allow higher spatial resolution in vision than honey bee eyes so details are clearer, however, honey bees have better colour discrimination abilities than bumbles.
#bees
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 206
Again the #bumblebee v #honeybee theme:
Bumblebee eyes allow higher spatial resolution in vision than honey bee eyes so details are clearer, however, honey bees have better colour discrimination abilities than bumbles.
#bees
November 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 206
Again the #bumblebee v #honeybee theme:
Bumblebee eyes allow higher spatial resolution in vision than honey bee eyes so details are clearer, however, honey bees have better colour discrimination abilities than bumbles.
#bees
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 206
Again the #bumblebee v #honeybee theme:
Bumblebee eyes allow higher spatial resolution in vision than honey bee eyes so details are clearer, however, honey bees have better colour discrimination abilities than bumbles.
#bees
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A colony of aphids tended by a Camponotus noveboracensis carpenter ant. South Bristol, New York.
November 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
A colony of aphids tended by a Camponotus noveboracensis carpenter ant. South Bristol, New York.
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The Birnam Oak and its neighbour the Birnam Sycamore are thought to be the sole surviving trees of the great forest celebrated in Shakespeare's Macbeth as ‘Birnam Wood’ #BirnamWood
#GreatTreesof Britain #GTOB 🏆🌳🌳🇬🇧
#GreatTreesof Britain #GTOB 🏆🌳🌳🇬🇧
October 25, 2025 at 7:10 AM
The Birnam Oak and its neighbour the Birnam Sycamore are thought to be the sole surviving trees of the great forest celebrated in Shakespeare's Macbeth as ‘Birnam Wood’ #BirnamWood
#GreatTreesof Britain #GTOB 🏆🌳🌳🇬🇧
#GreatTreesof Britain #GTOB 🏆🌳🌳🇬🇧
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How many plant species are buzz pollinated? After more than six years in the making, our paper on the convergent evolution of buzz pollinated flowers is out in @journal-evo.bsky.social. Thanks @draverbee.bsky.social @roszenil.bsky.social and all co-authors for your hard work! doi.org/10.1093/evol...
October 23, 2025 at 4:50 AM
How many plant species are buzz pollinated? After more than six years in the making, our paper on the convergent evolution of buzz pollinated flowers is out in @journal-evo.bsky.social. Thanks @draverbee.bsky.social @roszenil.bsky.social and all co-authors for your hard work! doi.org/10.1093/evol...
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Still a few tickets left for this evening actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...
Dave Goulson: Saving Our Insects
About the Event
Insects are fascinating, beautiful, and essential — without them, ecosystems grind to a halt. Yet their numbers are in alarming decline.
In this urgent and inspiring talk, ...
actionnetwork.org
October 23, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Still a few tickets left for this evening actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...
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Looking at the face of a Thysanus ater wasp of the Signiphoridae.
#UKWildlife #wasps #Signiphoridae #entomology
#UKWildlife #wasps #Signiphoridae #entomology
October 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Looking at the face of a Thysanus ater wasp of the Signiphoridae.
#UKWildlife #wasps #Signiphoridae #entomology
#UKWildlife #wasps #Signiphoridae #entomology
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Nearly half of UK garden space is paved over, RHS study finds
Nearly half of UK garden space is paved over, RHS study finds
Homeowners urged to use more robust planting and permeable materials to help mitigate flood risk
Nearly half of the UK’s garden space is paved over, a new study has found.
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has conducted the largest ever audit of the UK’s gardens, and found that they are an untapped – and until now, mostly unmeasured – potential resource for nature. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Nearly half of UK garden space is paved over, RHS study finds
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In which our intrepid photographer narrowly escaped being murdered by driver ants in Kibale Forest, Uganda.
October 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
In which our intrepid photographer narrowly escaped being murdered by driver ants in Kibale Forest, Uganda.
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Even ants are better at public health than Americans. 🧪 www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Some ant architects design a colony to cut the risk of disease. Humans, take note!
One kind of tiny ant can serve as a monumental example for how to keep members of a community safe from pathogens. A new study shows how they do it.
www.npr.org
October 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Even ants are better at public health than Americans. 🧪 www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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Fascinating Swedish study proving that threatened butterflies can still disperse surprisingly long distances eg Marsh Fritillary >8km and more than 10% of Large Blues travelled at least 1km resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🌍
October 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Fascinating Swedish study proving that threatened butterflies can still disperse surprisingly long distances eg Marsh Fritillary >8km and more than 10% of Large Blues travelled at least 1km resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🌍
Great to see Lauriston Agroecology Farm among the finalists for its community work
Have you seen who’s on the shortlist for this year’s #NatureOfScotland Awards? Such a huge mix of brilliant people and projects from all over Scotland, all of whom are making a difference for nature! 👉 buff.ly/oZZUsP4
October 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Great to see Lauriston Agroecology Farm among the finalists for its community work
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To mark International Open Access Week, we had the pleasure of having a SAHA Conversation with Dr Brianna Robertson-Kirkland (@breerob-kirk.bsky.social),member of the Editorial Board of the Scottish Universities Press (@scotunipress.bsky.social)
Full episode available wherever you get your podcast
Full episode available wherever you get your podcast
October 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
To mark International Open Access Week, we had the pleasure of having a SAHA Conversation with Dr Brianna Robertson-Kirkland (@breerob-kirk.bsky.social),member of the Editorial Board of the Scottish Universities Press (@scotunipress.bsky.social)
Full episode available wherever you get your podcast
Full episode available wherever you get your podcast
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The mysterious population decline of the imperiled Franklin’s bumble bee, which once flourished in a small area of northern California and southern Oregon, is not due to pathogens, but most likely to population bottlenecks and environmental issues—PNAS entnem.ucdavis.edu/news/populat...
October 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The mysterious population decline of the imperiled Franklin’s bumble bee, which once flourished in a small area of northern California and southern Oregon, is not due to pathogens, but most likely to population bottlenecks and environmental issues—PNAS entnem.ucdavis.edu/news/populat...
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@davidnotton.bsky.social Am thinking Callaspidia defonscolombei of the Figitidae, Aspicerinae. Does that seem plausible?
October 20, 2025 at 9:59 AM
@davidnotton.bsky.social Am thinking Callaspidia defonscolombei of the Figitidae, Aspicerinae. Does that seem plausible?
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However small my role may be, I’m proud to be a part of this research! @lordforbington.bsky.social @toomanywasps.bsky.social @guerin-brown.bsky.social
stories.uiowa.edu/galls-thieve...
stories.uiowa.edu/galls-thieve...
Galls, thieves, and parasites: Iowa biologists unspool wild world of oak-dwelling wasps
Iowa biologist Andrew Forbes’ lab, with a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation, is revealing the unknown ecological world of parasitic wasps, which have value to cataloging biological diver...
stories.uiowa.edu
October 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
However small my role may be, I’m proud to be a part of this research! @lordforbington.bsky.social @toomanywasps.bsky.social @guerin-brown.bsky.social
stories.uiowa.edu/galls-thieve...
stories.uiowa.edu/galls-thieve...
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Since we delivered free bus travel for those under the age of 22, over 250 million free journeys have been taken.
That's congestion off ours streets, pollution out our air, and money back in people's pockets.
That's a resounding success we can build on.
👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
That's congestion off ours streets, pollution out our air, and money back in people's pockets.
That's a resounding success we can build on.
👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
October 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Since we delivered free bus travel for those under the age of 22, over 250 million free journeys have been taken.
That's congestion off ours streets, pollution out our air, and money back in people's pockets.
That's a resounding success we can build on.
👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
That's congestion off ours streets, pollution out our air, and money back in people's pockets.
That's a resounding success we can build on.
👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Sunday book review - Endemic by @bsbicountries.bsky.social
Publisher: @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @chiffchat.bsky.social
Review: markavery.info/2025/10/19/s...
'Great book!'
@bsbibotany.bsky.social #buglife #Lundy #coleoptera #stonefly #fungi @ianparsons.bsky.social #cambridge #york #ragwort
Publisher: @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @chiffchat.bsky.social
Review: markavery.info/2025/10/19/s...
'Great book!'
@bsbibotany.bsky.social #buglife #Lundy #coleoptera #stonefly #fungi @ianparsons.bsky.social #cambridge #york #ragwort
October 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Sunday book review - Endemic by @bsbicountries.bsky.social
Publisher: @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @chiffchat.bsky.social
Review: markavery.info/2025/10/19/s...
'Great book!'
@bsbibotany.bsky.social #buglife #Lundy #coleoptera #stonefly #fungi @ianparsons.bsky.social #cambridge #york #ragwort
Publisher: @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @chiffchat.bsky.social
Review: markavery.info/2025/10/19/s...
'Great book!'
@bsbibotany.bsky.social #buglife #Lundy #coleoptera #stonefly #fungi @ianparsons.bsky.social #cambridge #york #ragwort
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Het seizoen waarin sociale wespen nog op jacht zijn naar vlees voor de larven in het nest, is wel voorbij. Maar werksters hebben geen kalender die dat vermeldt, dus als ze een rups zien, zullen ze die toch verschalken en er een gehaktballetje van kauwen. #ElkeDagEenInsect
October 19, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Het seizoen waarin sociale wespen nog op jacht zijn naar vlees voor de larven in het nest, is wel voorbij. Maar werksters hebben geen kalender die dat vermeldt, dus als ze een rups zien, zullen ze die toch verschalken en er een gehaktballetje van kauwen. #ElkeDagEenInsect
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The 2026 bumblebee calendar is here! 🗓️🐝
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Our 100% recycled A4 calendar includes:
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October 18, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The 2026 bumblebee calendar is here! 🗓️🐝
Our 100% recycled A4 calendar includes:
📸 Stunning photos by our supporters
💡 Fun bumblebee facts
🌱 Gardening tips
🌻 Planting guides
👀 Bumblebees to see this month
🔎 llustrated bumblebee ID guide
Get yours today: https://ow.ly/joKW50Xe5Bj
Our 100% recycled A4 calendar includes:
📸 Stunning photos by our supporters
💡 Fun bumblebee facts
🌱 Gardening tips
🌻 Planting guides
👀 Bumblebees to see this month
🔎 llustrated bumblebee ID guide
Get yours today: https://ow.ly/joKW50Xe5Bj