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So proud to be the author of the migration chapter in this brilliant book by Royal Entomological Society ! Especially proud to detail how the flies are the most remarkable migrants of all. They number up to 90% of all migrants in some studies: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.10… nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.111…

This is a beautiful moorish gecko here in southern Spain. Geckos have tendons that allow their toes to be incredibly flexible. Here I am very gently pushing on their feet to show this flexibility. Gorgeous animal. Miles Binnie

We're putting moth traps at Punta Paloma tonight! It's right on the coast and so hoping for migratory moths headed over the Straits of Gibraltar! dave grundy🇪🇺😷 Miles Binnie and John.

Some of the beautiful moths trapped at Punta Paloma in S Spain with dave grundy🇪🇺😷 Miles Binnie and John Girdley. The sanddune specialist, Agrotis graslini, long nosed Etiella zinkenella, fluffy Hoyosia codeti and a surprise Buff tip!

While setting out moth traps with dave grundy🇪🇺😷 at Punta Paloma here in Southern Spain, Miles Binnie and I found some Mediterranean Chameleons! Quite different colours between their daylight and nighttime camouflage.

Another delightful morning out moth trapping with dave grundy🇪🇺😷 Dr Will Leo Hawkes and John Girdley in Southern Spain. It's been wonderful seeing so many species for the first time!

I am so excited to see this fly, he's a horse warble fly, Gasterophilus intestinalis. I have never seen a warble fly before! They have the most wondrous, gruesome life history: 1) the female lays her eggs on a horse. 2) the horse must then lick the eggs, transferring them to

I think this is one of my favourite moth photos I have ever taken. A gorgeous Beautiful Yellow Underwing trapped on the southern Spanish coast with dave grundy🇪🇺😷, Miles Binnie and John Girdley a couple of days ago.

Dave found a brand new moth for the whole of Europe last year! The paper has just been published, read here: ia600402.us.archive.org/32/items/tytro…

Full of luck and very grateful to Fundación Migres for allowing us to study insect migration here as part of Birgen Haest and Vogelwarte_Science MoveInEurope project. The radar we use is in the courtyard & the malaise trap is in the lower middle of the photo. A beautiful place!

Its been a wonderful week at my first Wildscreen Festival! I've learnt so much over the last few days and it's been a great pleasure to meet so many passionate people from across the industry. Looking forward to 2026! #WSF24

It was an absolute pleasure to spend 9 days assisting Dr Will Leo Hawkes with fieldwork in southern Spain. Thank you so much for the opportunity. I wish you all the best with your continuing research!

A mantid I encountered in Spain earlier this month. One of the first I’ve seen in the wild! I think this individual is a male Mediterranean mantis (Iris oratoria). Does anyone know of any good resources for mantid identification?

I'm going to be telling stories all about the wonders of fly migration this weekend at Natural History Museum !! Sign up here: dipterists.org.uk/news/agm-dipte…

We made it to Leicester for AAB @aabiologists.bsky.social Biocontrol & IPM! Looking forward to two days exploring the themes of #biocontrol & #IPM in uncertain climatic and economic environments. Dr Claire Price Keir Flowerdew

There's a fly who flew all the way to Marion Island in Antarctic waters, making them the only known fly migrant in Antarctica! My brother & I have reimagined Evil Scarecrow's Ballad of Brother Pain to tell the tale. Here is... the Ballad of Brother Fly youtu.be/ETET8HVN7bA?si…

New short out now on YouTube. I'm experimenting with a different format. If you enjoy it please let me know by leaving a like! 😄 Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! youtube.com/shorts/gSWLirO…

Honestly not sure if anyone is still here (on Twitter) but just in case I have a PhD opportunity on #insect #ethics and #welfare. Details below; warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…

Happy to have been invited to present the results of my PhD at this year's #BCPC Pests and Beneficials review at NIAB. Harper Adams University Entomology team was well represented by Tom Pope , Nikoletta Foskolou, Aimee Tonks, John Owen and myself. #Entomology #phdlife

Still time to apply for this exciting PhD to improve management of barley yellow dwarf virus by preventing, predicting and protecting crops from aphid vectors. Harper Adams University, Morley Farms Ltd (TMAF), links with AHDB Cereals Strategic Cereal Farm East: ctp-sai.org/projects-for-2…