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Jumping spiders genuinely look at you like they are trying to figure you out. It's ADORABLE. LOOK AT HER LITTLE FACE. ❤🕷

On #WorldBeeDay, we're delighted to launch a new, free online course: Managing Communities for Pollinators🐝 Everything you need to know about transforming your community for pollinators, from reduced mowing regimes to planting schemes Sign up here tinyurl.com/s6ajcpcc

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Happy #WorldBeeDay🐝 There are over 100 types of bee on the island of Ireland. One third of our wild bees (bumblebees & solitary bees) are in decline. But there are simple ways we can help them. Find our top 10 evidence-based actions here: tinyurl.com/3es5x7c8

Chatting to SeánMoncrieff about Ermine moths on NewstalkFM newstalk.com/podcasts/highl…

I am thrilled to announce, our latest research on the factors influencing spider venom potency has been published in Biology Letters! doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2… Big thank you to my supervisors Kevin Healy and Michel Dugon along with the media team Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway for spreading the word!

I had a wonderful evening at the TCD botanical gardens yesterday, giving a talk to members of the public on building garden ponds and the creatures that call these incredible habitats home. All part of Trinity College Dublin outreach for #biodiversityweek in partnership @dublincitycouncil

Great turnout at Knocksink Wood Education Centre today for a pond talk followed by some pond dipping to round up a very busy Biodiversity week! Thank you to my colleagues in NPWS for the wonderful hospitality. 🙏🐸 #Biodiversityweek

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Carrion beetles! Really chuffed to find these in the garden. Nicrophorus vespillo, Bent legged burying beetles. 😊💚🪲 Thanks to Ash Whiffin and Aidan O'Hanlon for species I.D.

The state of our rivers is absolutely heartbreaking.

Magical incounter with a Scabious sawfly, Abia nitens, a spectacular metallic green-golden species of insects with rotund bodies and shading on the wings. Absolutely stunning creatures.

Teasels have a cool little trick up their stems....

Lovely to have a visit from representatives of local communities surrounding Trinity through the wonderful tcdUnit18. Whe had a look at the steps TCD has taken to increase biodiversity on campus and discussed how similar projects can work just as well in community spaces. 🐞🐝

Hogweed. Recommended plant for any wildlife friendly garden. 🐝🦋🪲

Q: Should our business sow a wildflower seed mix to restore bare ground after construction works? A: It’s not an evidence-based biodiversity action. Instead choose a fine-leaved grass mix and then do reduced-mowing. tinyurl.com/mwdcm7sp #thebusinessofbees @biodatacentre

Kicking off #insectweek with this beautiful Leptura quadrifasciata, the four banded long horn beetle. Loves wildflowers for a nibble and rotten wood for raising its young. Stick both in your garden, and you might just attract some!

The Department of Agriculture has issued a warning after a strain of avian influenza - or bird flu - was detected in a number of wild sea birds off the west coast of Ireland in recent weeks rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

Lovely day helping out at Microwild HQ for family bug safari. 🐞🐛🐌🕷🦗🐸

Mid summer veg garden update. With a little planning you don't have to use pesticides or chose between growing vegetables and living in harmony with the wild creatures. 🐞🐛🕷🦗🐌🦔🐸