Femi E Benny
@femi-benny.bsky.social
PhD Student at UCL studying Asian Giant Hornets
Insect researcher 🐝 | Aspiring science writer ✍️ | Advocate for sustainable food 🦗🪲🐜🍴
Curious about what I write ? Hit the link below- https://bento.me/femi-e-benny
#ecology #entomology #behaviour
Insect researcher 🐝 | Aspiring science writer ✍️ | Advocate for sustainable food 🦗🪲🐜🍴
Curious about what I write ? Hit the link below- https://bento.me/femi-e-benny
#ecology #entomology #behaviour
It’s wasp season again!!!
Have you been sharing your picnic with a wasp or two? 🐝
We’re collecting sightings; tell us what your wasp was after:
Ham or jam? Or something else entirely?
Drop your observations below and help us learn what’s tempting them this summer!
tinyurl.com/HamOrJam
Have you been sharing your picnic with a wasp or two? 🐝
We’re collecting sightings; tell us what your wasp was after:
Ham or jam? Or something else entirely?
Drop your observations below and help us learn what’s tempting them this summer!
tinyurl.com/HamOrJam
July 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
It’s wasp season again!!!
Have you been sharing your picnic with a wasp or two? 🐝
We’re collecting sightings; tell us what your wasp was after:
Ham or jam? Or something else entirely?
Drop your observations below and help us learn what’s tempting them this summer!
tinyurl.com/HamOrJam
Have you been sharing your picnic with a wasp or two? 🐝
We’re collecting sightings; tell us what your wasp was after:
Ham or jam? Or something else entirely?
Drop your observations below and help us learn what’s tempting them this summer!
tinyurl.com/HamOrJam
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Timely wasp advice here from @waspwoman.bsky.social with some top science & citizen science thrown in 🐝🐝🐝
It's a bumper-wasp year: here are my top tips on how to dine alongside wasps, without getting stung.
GET INVOLVED! Tell us what wasps want at YOUR picnic: www.sumnerlab.co.uk/wasp-picnic-...
theconversation.com/what-to-do-w...
@uclcber.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
GET INVOLVED! Tell us what wasps want at YOUR picnic: www.sumnerlab.co.uk/wasp-picnic-...
theconversation.com/what-to-do-w...
@uclcber.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
What to do when wasps crash your picnic – a scientist’s guide to dining safely with these insects
Did you know wasps switch from ham to jam foraging during the late summer?
theconversation.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Timely wasp advice here from @waspwoman.bsky.social with some top science & citizen science thrown in 🐝🐝🐝
December 18, 2024 at 11:37 PM
#waspsofbluesky if thats a thing! Anyways, here is Vespula orbata from Nagaland, India.
#wasplove (definitely a thing!)
#wasplove (definitely a thing!)
December 7, 2024 at 11:17 PM
#waspsofbluesky if thats a thing! Anyways, here is Vespula orbata from Nagaland, India.
#wasplove (definitely a thing!)
#wasplove (definitely a thing!)
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There aren’t many hard and fast rules in this house but if a dog falls asleep on you, you’re not allowed to get up until it wakes up. 
December 7, 2024 at 10:06 PM
There aren’t many hard and fast rules in this house but if a dog falls asleep on you, you’re not allowed to get up until it wakes up. 
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A little starter pack for fans of biological systematics. I’d love to gather more people and organisations- if that’s you please let me know :)
go.bsky.app/GCP9Um
November 20, 2024 at 11:40 PM
A little starter pack for fans of biological systematics. I’d love to gather more people and organisations- if that’s you please let me know :)
go.bsky.app/GCP9Um
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Look, a hornet! Or is it?
Batesian mimcry is when a harmless species evolves to look like one that’s well defended. This fly cannot sting, but its appearance might scare away a predator.
Broad-banded Hornet Fly
(Spilomyia alcimus) PA 🌿
Batesian mimcry is when a harmless species evolves to look like one that’s well defended. This fly cannot sting, but its appearance might scare away a predator.
Broad-banded Hornet Fly
(Spilomyia alcimus) PA 🌿
November 25, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Look, a hornet! Or is it?
Batesian mimcry is when a harmless species evolves to look like one that’s well defended. This fly cannot sting, but its appearance might scare away a predator.
Broad-banded Hornet Fly
(Spilomyia alcimus) PA 🌿
Batesian mimcry is when a harmless species evolves to look like one that’s well defended. This fly cannot sting, but its appearance might scare away a predator.
Broad-banded Hornet Fly
(Spilomyia alcimus) PA 🌿
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Being up in DC reminds me that most of the US doesn’t get year-round access to gorgeous insects like we do in the deep southern US. Here’s a Fraternal Potter Wasp, Eumenes fraternus, gathering some nutrients before sunset last weekend.
November 20, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Being up in DC reminds me that most of the US doesn’t get year-round access to gorgeous insects like we do in the deep southern US. Here’s a Fraternal Potter Wasp, Eumenes fraternus, gathering some nutrients before sunset last weekend.
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I offset the fly to one side in this photo to leave room for any motivational prose you wish to add.
(Condylostylus, Texas)
(Condylostylus, Texas)
November 22, 2024 at 2:11 PM
I offset the fly to one side in this photo to leave room for any motivational prose you wish to add.
(Condylostylus, Texas)
(Condylostylus, Texas)
Perks of exploratory fieldwork ! 📍Dzükou Valley, Nagaland, India
This one was to collect Apis laboriosa (himalayan giant honeybee). Read the story about it here: roundglasssustain.com/species/hima...
#researchlife #himalayas #biodiversity #bees #insects
This one was to collect Apis laboriosa (himalayan giant honeybee). Read the story about it here: roundglasssustain.com/species/hima...
#researchlife #himalayas #biodiversity #bees #insects
November 20, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Perks of exploratory fieldwork ! 📍Dzükou Valley, Nagaland, India
This one was to collect Apis laboriosa (himalayan giant honeybee). Read the story about it here: roundglasssustain.com/species/hima...
#researchlife #himalayas #biodiversity #bees #insects
This one was to collect Apis laboriosa (himalayan giant honeybee). Read the story about it here: roundglasssustain.com/species/hima...
#researchlife #himalayas #biodiversity #bees #insects
November 19, 2024 at 6:57 PM
A secluded meeting space deep in the forests of Nagaland within the Pulie Badze Wildlife Sanctuary.
I was so so excited to come across this while heading back after a collection trip back in 2021, although it was during an unplanned detour !
#stonecarvings #fieldworkfinds #nagalandheritage
I was so so excited to come across this while heading back after a collection trip back in 2021, although it was during an unplanned detour !
#stonecarvings #fieldworkfinds #nagalandheritage
November 17, 2024 at 8:20 PM
A secluded meeting space deep in the forests of Nagaland within the Pulie Badze Wildlife Sanctuary.
I was so so excited to come across this while heading back after a collection trip back in 2021, although it was during an unplanned detour !
#stonecarvings #fieldworkfinds #nagalandheritage
I was so so excited to come across this while heading back after a collection trip back in 2021, although it was during an unplanned detour !
#stonecarvings #fieldworkfinds #nagalandheritage
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In Indonesian Borneo, a community of Indigenous Dayak Iban have fought for the past 4 decades to protect vast swaths of rainforest that are home to a diverse number of songbirds.
The Dayak Iban offer a holistic approach to conservation through a reciprocal relationship with land & forest.
Read:
The Dayak Iban offer a holistic approach to conservation through a reciprocal relationship with land & forest.
Read:
Borneo’s ‘omen birds’ find a staunch guardian in Indigenous Dayak Iban elders
Deep in the rainforests of Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, the piercing calls of birds reverberate to the rhythm of the gushing Utik River that has long nourished wildlife and the lifeways of th...
news.mongabay.com
November 17, 2024 at 12:39 PM
In Indonesian Borneo, a community of Indigenous Dayak Iban have fought for the past 4 decades to protect vast swaths of rainforest that are home to a diverse number of songbirds.
The Dayak Iban offer a holistic approach to conservation through a reciprocal relationship with land & forest.
Read:
The Dayak Iban offer a holistic approach to conservation through a reciprocal relationship with land & forest.
Read:
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Waspy people - welcome to BSKY!
The list of wasp people to follow is growing! Let me know if you want to be added! Recommend feeds to add too!
#WaspLove
go.bsky.app/3u5XkrS
The list of wasp people to follow is growing! Let me know if you want to be added! Recommend feeds to add too!
#WaspLove
go.bsky.app/3u5XkrS
November 15, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Waspy people - welcome to BSKY!
The list of wasp people to follow is growing! Let me know if you want to be added! Recommend feeds to add too!
#WaspLove
go.bsky.app/3u5XkrS
The list of wasp people to follow is growing! Let me know if you want to be added! Recommend feeds to add too!
#WaspLove
go.bsky.app/3u5XkrS
New to bluesky !!
I’m an insect researcher and aspiring science writer, excited to share stories about my favorite insects, the rich cultures I’ve encountered, and the adventures that come with seeking these fascinating creatures! 🐝🦋🦗🪲
Looking forward to connecting with likeminded folks.
I’m an insect researcher and aspiring science writer, excited to share stories about my favorite insects, the rich cultures I’ve encountered, and the adventures that come with seeking these fascinating creatures! 🐝🦋🦗🪲
Looking forward to connecting with likeminded folks.
November 15, 2024 at 11:51 AM
New to bluesky !!
I’m an insect researcher and aspiring science writer, excited to share stories about my favorite insects, the rich cultures I’ve encountered, and the adventures that come with seeking these fascinating creatures! 🐝🦋🦗🪲
Looking forward to connecting with likeminded folks.
I’m an insect researcher and aspiring science writer, excited to share stories about my favorite insects, the rich cultures I’ve encountered, and the adventures that come with seeking these fascinating creatures! 🐝🦋🦗🪲
Looking forward to connecting with likeminded folks.