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Will George
@willgeorge.bsky.social
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Naturalist with a particular interest in the true bugs, Heteroptera, but fascinated by pretty much all insects and nature. He/Him. https://www.flickr.com/photos/runnerwill/
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Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · Aug 19
Need photos of invertebrates for education/conservation purposes? Check out www.flickr.com/photos/runne... for 9,000 or so free to use images. Mostly UK, but also a bit from further afield, and a bird/plant/mammal sneaks through occasionally.
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February 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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Fun times on a Friday night playing with interactive maps... umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/bedfo...
Bedfordshire terrestrial Heteroptera
A map showing the distribution and diversity of terrestrial Heteroptera (true bugs) in Bedfordshire.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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tshahan.bsky.social
Sesiidae, the "Clearwing Moth" family, might be one of my favorite lep families

I've only seen 5 species so far, but they've all been BEAUTIFUL👏

1 Euryphrissa sp, Colombia
2 Synanthedon scitula, Oklahoma
3 Synanthedon chrysidipennis, Montana
4 Vitacea scepsiformis, Oklahoma
February 10, 2026 at 8:14 PM
willgeorge.bsky.social
Classic February entomologising of shaking ivy and seeing what falls out. Answer, lots of very small springtails which can be photographed to various degrees of blurriness. Entomobrya intermedia, Entomobrya albicincta and Dicyrtoma fusca - probably all in a hedge near you...
A top down view of a brown springtail with black markings. The body is long and thin, and the black markings towards the tail do not form a complete U, so this is Entomobrya intermedia. A blurry photo of a very small springtail with a black body with two white bands and an orangey tail. This is Entomobrya albicincta A largely red coloured globular springtail on a black reflective background. This is Dicyrtoma fusca
February 9, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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ajcann.bsky.social
Leafhoppers & Allies: identification, ecology and recording - Alan Stewart
Thursday 19/02/2026, 19:30, online via Zoom
Book here: www.naturespot.org/node/262956
#Bugs #Hemiptera #VC55 #Auchenorrhyncha
Please share!
Green Leaf-hopper, Cicadella viridis. Male left, female right.
February 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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A new species added to the Bedfordshire bug slides, with the lacebug Catoplatus fabricii, a rather lovely creature brilliantly found and photographed by @markgurn.bsky.social last year. See all the slides here www.flickr.com/photos/runne...
A slide showing information about the lacebug Catoplatus fabricii. There is an image of the species (a small brown bug with mesh like structures at the edge of the abdomen. The text on the slide reads A medium sized species of lacebug which is strongly associated with Ox-eye Daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare. The thorax is rather narrow behind the head, and lacks the meshes on the margins found in other lacebugs. The third antennal segment is the same width as the fourth. A very scarce species in Bedfordshire, with only one recent record. Should be looked for where Ox-eye Daisies are found, especially in dry, sunny situations on calcareous soils. Adults over-winter in moss close to the host plant.
February 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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Apparently I've been running a bed and breakfast for mice in my garage
A view into a large bag of peanuts. In one corner a small mouse is hiding A very indignant mouse, informing me that they know their rights under the housing of mice act 1987, and that I will shortly be hearing from their lawyer
January 29, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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2025 was the year of the pseudoscorpion as far as I'm concerned. I managed to see 14 species in Norfolk, mostly by cycling round to various churchyards but I also got a lift out to a few places by car. Over 100 churchyards visited by bicycle though. Photo montage of species, map of 2025's records.
A montage of the 14 species of pseudoscorpion that I recorded in Norfolk in 2025. All except one I found myself although one other was from a site that it had been previously recorded from so I new where to look. A map of Norfolk with orange circles showing where I recorded a pseudoscorpion during 2025.
January 13, 2026 at 3:35 PM
willgeorge.bsky.social
All distractions from the ever growing realisation of just how far a marathon is are very welcome, and it's for a really good cause.
January 10, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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Starting 2026 by adding a couple of Bedfordshire shieldbug slides. Southern Green Shieldbug was new to the county in 2025, and Vernal had its first record since 1993. See all the slides here www.flickr.com/photos/runne...
A slide about the Southern Green Shieldbug, Nezara viridula, in Bedfordshire, with images and a map. The text reads The southern European counterpart to the familiar Green Shieldbug, which has recently been recorded in Bedfordshire for the first time. In common with the Green Shieldbug, adults are uniformly green for most of the year, but go a dull brown colour when over-wintering. There are always three white dots across the bas of the scutellum, and the wing membrane is clear, not darkened. Nymphs are very different looking, being boldly patterned with white and red markings. Likely to be found more widely in the county in the coming years. A slide about the Vernal Shieldbug, Peribalus stictus, in Bedfordshire, with images and a map. The text reads A medium-sized shieldbug that is rather non-descript in appearance at first glance, with a yellowish-brown body colour. On closer inspection, the bright orange antennae with two black bands, along with the yellow tip to the scutellum and banded connexivum, readily distinguish this from other similarly sized species. Formally a very rare species in the UK, with one historic record in Bedfordshire, it has recently undergone a northward range expansion, with individuals being recorded on two dates at a site in Bedfordshire in 2025.
January 1, 2026 at 8:42 PM
willgeorge.bsky.social
Anyone got any idea what this mushroom in a pot with Lady's Mantle (I think) at Wimpole National Trust (UK) might be? #Fungi #Fungus
Two cup shaped mushrooms growing in a plant pot. The edges of the cup are gilled, and the top of the mushroom is purple with white markings
December 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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If you're a naturalist looking for a great book, or someone looking for a present for a naturalist, then I highly recommend Endemic by @bsbicountries.bsky.social share.google/ptOhpUquZmxI... a truly lovely read.
Endemic
Meet the rare, obscure and utterly British species found nowhere else on earth.Around 70,000 species call Britain home, but how many of them can be found here a…
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December 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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kitenet.bsky.social
Congrats to @graemelyons.bsky.social and Mark Telfer for an amazing discovery 👏👏🕷️ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘White-knuckled wolf spider’ thought lost is rediscovered on Isle of Wight
Conservationists hail ‘remarkable’ rediscovery after 40 years, at nature reserve only accessible by boat
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
willgeorge.bsky.social
Tis the season for these little scamps to start turning up in my attic, and be given a free trip back to the local wood. As far as I can tell, they always seem to be Yellow-necked Mouse
A mouse in a transparent live capture trap. Just the head is visible, viewed from side on.
October 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
willgeorge.bsky.social
Wonder if this would still work, I've never seen Blatta orientalis!
An advert for a demon beetle trap, promising that it will catch Blatta orientalis
October 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Distinctly colder this morning, but this Willow Emerald was enjoying the sunshine in the gardens at The Lodge RSPB at lunchtime.
A long-bodied damselfly which is mostly metallic green in colour with pale claspers at the tip of the abdomen and pale wing-spots.
October 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
willgeorge.bsky.social
Found this in York. It's a groundsel, but is it a York Groundsel?! @bramblebotanist.bsky.social
A phone photo of a plant with yellow flowers and green toothed leaves
October 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
willgeorge.bsky.social
🚨New Bedfordshire shieldbug klaxon 🚨
stephenplummer.bsky.social Stephen Plummer @stephenplummer.bsky.social · Sep 29
Chuffed to have just found a Shieldbug species new to Bedfordshire: Southern Green Shieldbug at Clophill Lakes NR
September 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
willgeorge.bsky.social
Had another go at getting a photo of the Dicyphus escalerae which have colonised the snapdragons in my garden earlier. They're not very obliging, but this was an improvement on what I've managed before. Worth checking any snapdragons near you to see if these have taken up residence.
A small bug on green hairy flower buds. The bug is greenish-brown with distinctively black and white chequered wing tips
September 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
willgeorge.bsky.social
Feels mothy out there...
September 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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A nice surprise in the moth trap a couple of nights ago with this stonker of a Convolvulus Hawk-moth sat on the side, apparently unbothered by sharing the trap with 10 or so Hornets. #TeamMoth
A large delta-wing shaped moth set on pink Sedum flowers. The moth is largely mottled grey, with some pink markings on the thorax.
September 14, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Got out with the camera for the first time in a while yesterday, and had some quality time with the funky armoured mini-grasshopper that are Common Groundhoppers.
A top down view of a Common Groundhopper on a dead leaf. The groundhopper is dark with some pale mottling and a very knobbly appearance. A side on view of a paler Common Groundhopper, with mottling in various shades of white and grey.
September 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Bedfordshire naturalists, please also look out for this!
arcanelove.bsky.social Justin Walker @arcanelove.bsky.social · Aug 24
Norfolk naturalists, please look out for nymphs and adults of the non-native Southern Green Shieldbug ~ Nezara viridula. With this being the second county record it would be useful to know more about their spread. Please add records via iRecord, or DM me. www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/...
August 25, 2025 at 5:59 AM
willgeorge.bsky.social
Well hello there little friend (Grey Dagger caterpillar)
A funky looking Grey Dagger caterpillar on rose leaves. It has a bright yellow stripe down the back, then black with red spots and a white stripe below that. There is a horn like projection sticking up behind the head.
August 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
willgeorge.bsky.social
Found this wasp in the polytunnel at the lodge (Bedforshire, UK) today, does anyone have any idea what it is, and if the abdomen is meant to be that thin?
Microscope shot of a black wasp with a very thin abdomen and heavily ridged thorax More side on shot of the same wasp A top down shot of the wasp, showing the crescent shaped head and long antennae
August 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM