Dave Goulson
@davegoulson.bsky.social
Scientist, specializing in bumblebees. Author of various books about insects. Trying to save the planet one bee at a time.
Wasp heaven - amazing creatures!
This is a good way to distract them from your picnic :)
This is a good way to distract them from your picnic :)
August 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Wasp heaven - amazing creatures!
This is a good way to distract them from your picnic :)
This is a good way to distract them from your picnic :)
Typical bumblebee mating; the male shows off his technique, leaning back and suspended only by his genitals, while the female looks unimpressed & tries to pretend nothing is happening. We've all been there.
Credit Reuben & Tim Martin
Credit Reuben & Tim Martin
July 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Typical bumblebee mating; the male shows off his technique, leaning back and suspended only by his genitals, while the female looks unimpressed & tries to pretend nothing is happening. We've all been there.
Credit Reuben & Tim Martin
Credit Reuben & Tim Martin
Insect highlight of a recent trip to Crete - hundreds of Europe's largest wasp, Megascolia maculata. HUGE :)
A parasitoid of large dung beetle larvae.
A parasitoid of large dung beetle larvae.
June 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Insect highlight of a recent trip to Crete - hundreds of Europe's largest wasp, Megascolia maculata. HUGE :)
A parasitoid of large dung beetle larvae.
A parasitoid of large dung beetle larvae.