Bugsymac
@bugsymac.bsky.social
Great day at #Ento25 yesterday where I had a collaborative poster with Helen James from NMNI. A synthesis of fieldwork looking at under-explored Irish freshwaters to fill in species knowledge gaps. Thanks to NPWS for funding study and to many other contributors. www.royensoc.co.uk/wp-content/u...
September 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Great day at #Ento25 yesterday where I had a collaborative poster with Helen James from NMNI. A synthesis of fieldwork looking at under-explored Irish freshwaters to fill in species knowledge gaps. Thanks to NPWS for funding study and to many other contributors. www.royensoc.co.uk/wp-content/u...
Drinker (Euthrix potatoria), Oak Eggar (Lasiocampa quercus), and Dark Tussock (Dicallomera fascelina) caterpillars together with numerous Common Lizards (Zootoca vivipara) today at Flanders Moss NNR. Amazing place to visit - always loads of wildlife to see.
May 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Drinker (Euthrix potatoria), Oak Eggar (Lasiocampa quercus), and Dark Tussock (Dicallomera fascelina) caterpillars together with numerous Common Lizards (Zootoca vivipara) today at Flanders Moss NNR. Amazing place to visit - always loads of wildlife to see.
Was up early yesterday to help empty traps at a local site. Not many moths, but the ones that were there were cracking! Also got three #caddis species: Rhyacophila dorsalis, Glyphotaelius pellucidus, and Oxyethira flavicornis, and a #SextonBeetle Nicrophorus humator
May 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Was up early yesterday to help empty traps at a local site. Not many moths, but the ones that were there were cracking! Also got three #caddis species: Rhyacophila dorsalis, Glyphotaelius pellucidus, and Oxyethira flavicornis, and a #SextonBeetle Nicrophorus humator
Fantastic to deliver a workshop on #mayflies, #stoneflies and #caddisflies for @freshwaterbio.bsky.social. Humbling to be looked over by two of the great freshwater ecologist - TT Macan and Richard Chadd.
May 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Fantastic to deliver a workshop on #mayflies, #stoneflies and #caddisflies for @freshwaterbio.bsky.social. Humbling to be looked over by two of the great freshwater ecologist - TT Macan and Richard Chadd.
This week I’m in the English Lake District to deliver a workshop for @freshwaterbio.bsky.social. Did a little light trapping for caddis tonight on the River Leven at Backbarrow. Several species flying plus lots of Perlodes mortoni males active at night
April 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This week I’m in the English Lake District to deliver a workshop for @freshwaterbio.bsky.social. Did a little light trapping for caddis tonight on the River Leven at Backbarrow. Several species flying plus lots of Perlodes mortoni males active at night
Fantastic week in the Burren with @hmbarber-james.bsky.social and other NMNI associates. Turloughs, marl lakes, temporary streams, holy wells and springs - freshwaters in the Burren are fascinating!
April 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Fantastic week in the Burren with @hmbarber-james.bsky.social and other NMNI associates. Turloughs, marl lakes, temporary streams, holy wells and springs - freshwaters in the Burren are fascinating!
A nice selection of adult stoneflies along the River Devon in Clackmannanshire. Protonemura meyeri (pictured), Leuctra hippopus, Brachyptera risi and Zwicknia bifrons.
March 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
A nice selection of adult stoneflies along the River Devon in Clackmannanshire. Protonemura meyeri (pictured), Leuctra hippopus, Brachyptera risi and Zwicknia bifrons.
First sunset light trapping session of the year. Air temperature 11 degrees. No caddisflies, just a couple of small flies. I’m getting impatient for spring!
March 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
First sunset light trapping session of the year. Air temperature 11 degrees. No caddisflies, just a couple of small flies. I’m getting impatient for spring!
Fantastic day today at the Irish Freshwater Sciences Association annual meeting in Belfast. Great selection of talks covering a wide range of topics from hydromorphology, biology, ecology, species recording, and water pollution effects.
March 21, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Fantastic day today at the Irish Freshwater Sciences Association annual meeting in Belfast. Great selection of talks covering a wide range of topics from hydromorphology, biology, ecology, species recording, and water pollution effects.
The endemic Northern February Red Stonefly (Brachyptera putata) on fenceposts along the River Spey. Males and Females out in numbers on this #fencepostfriday
February 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The endemic Northern February Red Stonefly (Brachyptera putata) on fenceposts along the River Spey. Males and Females out in numbers on this #fencepostfriday