Why is the Praying mantis the ultimate predator? Find out in our short film with Tim Cockerill #NIW2018 youtube.com/watch?v=BCOABI…

Some unusually poor journalism from Hull Live Hull Daily Mail. Managed to turn this story: 'Woman finds common British spider' into this one 'Hull mum's shock as she finds 'exotic, Black Widow-like spider' in her home'. And managed to turn my name into Tony. #FakeNews #poor

The perils of describing new species! Great work from Graihagh Jackson🌎 and @maxjsanderson from Guardian Podcasts theguardian.com/science/audio/…

What's the truth about spiders in our homes? bbc.in/2BlHYnO

It's spider season! I've been talking amazing arachnids this morning on BBC Radio Wales #spiders #coffee

The legend that is Tim Cockerill of University of South Wales explained why spiders are vitally important to our environment on BBC Radio Wales this morning. Hear more 21 minutes into the show. bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b…

A few animal shots from this year for #WorldPhotographyDay #WorldPhotographyDay2018

And a few of this year's landscapes for #WorldPhotographyDay #WorldPhotographyDay2018

AirbusRed BBC Science News Another name for the ogre-faced spider (Deinopis spp.) is the net-casting spider. It weaves an intricate web about the size of a postage stamp and sits in wait, holding one corner in each of its four front legs. #papuanewguinea #wildlife #photography

I've been talking #FalseWidow spiders on BBC Radio London tonight. Four schools unnecessarily closed. Brilliant response from Buglife to the huge overreaction buglife.org.uk/news-and-event…

Phenomenally naive argument from Robert Winston on BBC Radio 4 PM suggesting that species are only worth saving if they confer some benefit to humans. Do we ‘need’ orangutans and birdwing butterflies? WWF UK WWF

The leaf chameleon Brookesia therezieni lives in Madagascar’s eastern rainforests. One of the world’s smallest chameleons, it would comfortably fit inside a matchbox. During the day it… instagram.com/p/Bqk5KVsg_5J/…

The giraffe weevil Trachelophorus giraffa is so known because of its extraordinarily long neck. The male beetle uses his neck to fight with rivals and, if victorious, will mate with a… instagram.com/p/Bqk7fYnAcTw/…

Just as humans are left- or right-handed, so elephants can be left- or right-tusked. Some also show a preference to curl their elongated nose in one particular direction when feeding,… instagram.com/p/Bqp9TcjAsnX/…

The leaf insects (Phyliidae) show some of the most impressive camouflage in nature. As well as looking like leaves, they sway back and forth to mimic the movement of a leaf in the breeze.… instagram.com/p/Bqu1hrLg7mg/…

Draco lizards live in the rainforests of South Asia. When faced with danger they have an unusual means of escape – they jump from the trees and glide. Their elongated ribs support flaps… instagram.com/p/Bq5MXhDgPQ2/…

We often overlook the diversity and beauty of microorganisms, yet their total mass on earth outweighs all animals and plants combined. Bacteria like these give us botulism, syphilis and bubonic plague, but also… instagram.com/p/B9MWCJEAneL/…

I’m a strong believer that one of the best ways to learn about wildlife is to eat it. These are some of the edible plants we collected with the brilliant Matt Vernon on a field trip with students this week. A… instagram.com/p/B9XpaMVg_kN/…

I’m a strong believer that one of the best ways to learn about wildlife is to eat it. These are some of the edible plants we collected with the brilliant Matt Vernon on a field trip with students this week. A… instagram.com/p/B9Xp71FATcc/…

Arachnophobes beware: spider season is here 🕷 big thanks to Tim Cockerill for answering all my creepy crawly questions 🕸 metro.co.uk/2021/09/01/wha… via Metro