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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
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
October 6, 2025 at 8:16 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!
September 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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
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
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
OK and permit us one none insect, because Bristly Millipedes are awesome!
August 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
And a handful more why not...
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.
August 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A wonderful week for undergraduate Entomology teaching at Reading whether in the labs or out on campus
May 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I like big bugs and I cannot lie
February 28, 2025 at 9:57 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 🟦🌤️
January 20, 2025 at 9:33 AM
✅ 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!
December 12, 2024 at 8:02 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.
November 26, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Diving into the extraordinary world of flies with @flygirlnhm.bsky.social
November 26, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Getting enthused about the wonderful world of wasps
November 26, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Next, Lepidoptera 🤯
November 26, 2024 at 12:24 PM
A treat to be at NHM London with our MSc group today. First, Coleoptera.
November 26, 2024 at 11:39 AM
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