Reading Entomology
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News from the entomology lab at University of Reading Biological Sciences, including the MSc by Research Entomology #Entomology
MSc field trip this week in the Loddon valley: unseasonal Ashy Mining Bee, Aneurus sp. flat bugs (Aradidae), aggregation of 16-spot Ladybird, rootling in tussocks and soil.
October 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
MSc field trip this week in the Loddon valley: unseasonal Ashy Mining Bee, Aneurus sp. flat bugs (Aradidae), aggregation of 16-spot Ladybird, rootling in tussocks and soil.
Last year our field trip to the legendary Wytham Woods was marked by heavy rain. This year it was raining...ladybirds! 🐞☔
Reasonable numbers of 7-spot and 10-spot ladybirds heading for overwintering sites, though both swamped by an extraordinary abundance of Harlequins. @ukladybirds.bsky.social
Reasonable numbers of 7-spot and 10-spot ladybirds heading for overwintering sites, though both swamped by an extraordinary abundance of Harlequins. @ukladybirds.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Last year our field trip to the legendary Wytham Woods was marked by heavy rain. This year it was raining...ladybirds! 🐞☔
Reasonable numbers of 7-spot and 10-spot ladybirds heading for overwintering sites, though both swamped by an extraordinary abundance of Harlequins. @ukladybirds.bsky.social
Reasonable numbers of 7-spot and 10-spot ladybirds heading for overwintering sites, though both swamped by an extraordinary abundance of Harlequins. @ukladybirds.bsky.social
We think this must be the Very Short-winged Conehead, Conocephalus brachyptera, since we can't find any wings at all....thanks Glasgow and all at @royentsoc.bsky.social for a fab few days at #ento25!
September 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
We think this must be the Very Short-winged Conehead, Conocephalus brachyptera, since we can't find any wings at all....thanks Glasgow and all at @royentsoc.bsky.social for a fab few days at #ento25!
All smiles on the Reading stand at #Ento25 today. Come see us at lunchtime on the ground floor if you're here! @royentsoc.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
All smiles on the Reading stand at #Ento25 today. Come see us at lunchtime on the ground floor if you're here! @royentsoc.bsky.social
Pin it to win it is back at #ento25! Come find us in the ground floor exhibition and test your entomological skills. Prizes for speed, quality and best overall. @royentsoc.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Pin it to win it is back at #ento25! Come find us in the ground floor exhibition and test your entomological skills. Prizes for speed, quality and best overall. @royentsoc.bsky.social
We and our insects are on our way to @royentsoc.bsky.social 25! Team Reading Entomology checking the precious cargo at Euston station. One slight casualty of mad taxi dash across London but nothing a bit of glue can't fix...
September 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM
We and our insects are on our way to @royentsoc.bsky.social 25! Team Reading Entomology checking the precious cargo at Euston station. One slight casualty of mad taxi dash across London but nothing a bit of glue can't fix...
OK and permit us one none insect, because Bristly Millipedes are awesome!
August 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
OK and permit us one none insect, because Bristly Millipedes are awesome!
And a handful more why not...
August 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
And a handful more why not...
Insects from our 2nd year field course at Slapton Ley last week. Always a rewarding place to spend some time entomologising! IDs in alt text.
August 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Insects from our 2nd year field course at Slapton Ley last week. Always a rewarding place to spend some time entomologising! IDs in alt text.
A wonderful week for undergraduate Entomology teaching at Reading whether in the labs or out on campus
May 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A wonderful week for undergraduate Entomology teaching at Reading whether in the labs or out on campus
I like big bugs and I cannot lie
February 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I like big bugs and I cannot lie
To make a change from all that gaudy metallic blue (joking, keep those coming...) here's a lovely Black-tailed Skimmer. Abdomen the colour of a summer sky seen through hazy upper level cloud #BlueBugs #BlueMonday 🟦🌤️
January 20, 2025 at 9:33 AM
To make a change from all that gaudy metallic blue (joking, keep those coming...) here's a lovely Black-tailed Skimmer. Abdomen the colour of a summer sky seen through hazy upper level cloud #BlueBugs #BlueMonday 🟦🌤️
✅ Picture of Rudolph on their wing
✅ DISCOsubmarginal cell
✅ Lay eggs in living bodies of their hosts
Ichneumon wasps are ready for the festive party season!
✅ DISCOsubmarginal cell
✅ Lay eggs in living bodies of their hosts
Ichneumon wasps are ready for the festive party season!
December 12, 2024 at 8:02 PM
✅ Picture of Rudolph on their wing
✅ DISCOsubmarginal cell
✅ Lay eggs in living bodies of their hosts
Ichneumon wasps are ready for the festive party season!
✅ DISCOsubmarginal cell
✅ Lay eggs in living bodies of their hosts
Ichneumon wasps are ready for the festive party season!
Last, but not least, the 'small' orders. But there's nothing small about the world's longest insect! Thanks to @beetlequeen.bsky.social for showing us these fabulous specimens.
November 26, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Last, but not least, the 'small' orders. But there's nothing small about the world's longest insect! Thanks to @beetlequeen.bsky.social for showing us these fabulous specimens.
Diving into the extraordinary world of flies with @flygirlnhm.bsky.social
November 26, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Diving into the extraordinary world of flies with @flygirlnhm.bsky.social
Getting enthused about the wonderful world of wasps
November 26, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Getting enthused about the wonderful world of wasps
Next, Lepidoptera 🤯
November 26, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Next, Lepidoptera 🤯
A treat to be at NHM London with our MSc group today. First, Coleoptera.
November 26, 2024 at 11:39 AM
A treat to be at NHM London with our MSc group today. First, Coleoptera.
Enjoying a spot of beatle collecting on our first evening in Liverpool....excited for #Ento24 today @royentsoc.bsky.social!
September 10, 2024 at 6:37 AM
Enjoying a spot of beatle collecting on our first evening in Liverpool....excited for #Ento24 today @royentsoc.bsky.social!