Richard Wilson
@ecology-digest.bsky.social
#Invertebrate ecologist; CIEEM & RoyEntSoc member.
British Arachnological Society & Yorks. Naturalists' Union & NE England #spider recorder.
Occasional tweets on biodiversity policy.
British Arachnological Society & Yorks. Naturalists' Union & NE England #spider recorder.
Occasional tweets on biodiversity policy.
The end of a two week exploration around 8 of Orkney’s 19 inhabited islands. Spiders & other invertebrates recorded from all of them.
Weather has been stunning, exposing Orkney in all its glory. A shame to leave…but it is now raining!
@britishspiders.bsky.social
Weather has been stunning, exposing Orkney in all its glory. A shame to leave…but it is now raining!
@britishspiders.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 7:34 AM
The end of a two week exploration around 8 of Orkney’s 19 inhabited islands. Spiders & other invertebrates recorded from all of them.
Weather has been stunning, exposing Orkney in all its glory. A shame to leave…but it is now raining!
@britishspiders.bsky.social
Weather has been stunning, exposing Orkney in all its glory. A shame to leave…but it is now raining!
@britishspiders.bsky.social
Certainly did against a stunning backdrop. I can confirm that Zygiella x-notata is probably on every building and interestingly, Textrix denticulata on window frames too on some of the islands.
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July 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Certainly did against a stunning backdrop. I can confirm that Zygiella x-notata is probably on every building and interestingly, Textrix denticulata on window frames too on some of the islands.
@britishspiders.bsky.social
@britishspiders.bsky.social
Plenty of new #spider records for the #OrkneyIslands coming @britishspiders.bsky.social way.
Sampling the coastal cliff vegetation communities at the impressive Marwick Head.
Sampling the coastal cliff vegetation communities at the impressive Marwick Head.
July 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Plenty of new #spider records for the #OrkneyIslands coming @britishspiders.bsky.social way.
Sampling the coastal cliff vegetation communities at the impressive Marwick Head.
Sampling the coastal cliff vegetation communities at the impressive Marwick Head.
@andymus.bsky.social Have collected the first #sawflies from Orkney today in blistering heat (24°C) under blue skies and almost calm weather!
The remarkable and dry summer continues!
The remarkable and dry summer continues!
July 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
@andymus.bsky.social Have collected the first #sawflies from Orkney today in blistering heat (24°C) under blue skies and almost calm weather!
The remarkable and dry summer continues!
The remarkable and dry summer continues!
Definitely a fruit crumble kind of day. With added oomph (technical culinary term).
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@robyaxley.bsky.social @andymus.bsky.social
November 23, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Definitely a fruit crumble kind of day. With added oomph (technical culinary term).
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@robyaxley.bsky.social @andymus.bsky.social
The blotches on these Sycamore leaves; are they just a natural decay process or caused by a leaf miner or fungus?
@robyaxley.bsky.social
@robyaxley.bsky.social
November 14, 2024 at 9:52 AM
The blotches on these Sycamore leaves; are they just a natural decay process or caused by a leaf miner or fungus?
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@robyaxley.bsky.social
Hi Rob, Depending where on Blakeney Point Argiope bruennechi was photographed, it could be a new hectad record. If of course, I've correctly identified Blakeney Point in the map👇
October 2, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Hi Rob, Depending where on Blakeney Point Argiope bruennechi was photographed, it could be a new hectad record. If of course, I've correctly identified Blakeney Point in the map👇