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Dr Erica McAlister Marc Hoffmann Getting to see the NHM empty is such a privilege. Such an awesome building aside from the collections.

I’m at The RHS RHS Garden Wisley for the PhD Student Conference But I’ve just been shown the invertebrate collection by Hayley Jones.. I’m imagining little Slug secretaries now

Had a lovely evening last night showing and telling this beautiful object from Oxford University Museum of Natural History at Huh, That's Funny science and comedy event at Lynrace Spirit cocktail bar with chrislintott Dr Erica McAlister and others whose handles I have failed to find! Look out for the next one!

Off to teach on the Reading Entomology masters today- already met the students & they’re an enthusiastic bunch! 🦟🪰😎 Got a bag full of flies and books, and stocked up on my stories!

In Athayde's latest blog ... Gardeners with small patches of land to work on may question whether their efforts make a difference in promoting biodiversity and helping pollinators. The answer to both questions is 'yes'. Read @ scottishpollinators.wordpress.com

Twin-lobed Deerfly bites a willing victim – I bet that hurt! Can't wait to start laying out the Horseflies pages for our #FliesofBritainandIreland to be published Oct 2025. Pre-order here bit.ly/4dqQI8Z Steven Falk Gail Ashton 💚🪲🌍 Rory Dimond 🌼🪰🌼🐝🌼🦟 Dr Erica McAlister BBO Wildlife Trust Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre

Fabulous #flies – just started the layouts for the Horseflies pages for our Photographic Guide to #FliesofBritainandIreland to be published Autumn 25 – look into their hypnotic eyes & pre-order now bit.ly/4dqQI8Z Steven Falk Gail Ashton 💚🪲🌍 Rory Dimond 🌼🪰🌼🐝🌼🦟 Dr Erica McAlister BBO Wildlife Trust

Full of lovely food? Fancy more? Then join me for an evening of fly talk & fabulous food at the @KneppWilding Kitchen with hosts Isabella Tree & blue wave boi on the 20th of Feb 2025! sevenrooms.com/experiences/kn…

Three more muscid genera added to Flickr: Limnophora, Neolimnophora and Lispocephala. All flies of wet places, and in some cases saline coastal locations. flickr.com/photos/6307520… Some great bioindicators amongst them, indicating habitat health & presence of key microhabitats.

‘Lastly, we wish to recognise the syrphids who have died to pursue this research.’ Excellent work folks

Butterfly of the Year 2024: Winner - NOT AWARDED, no outstanding candidate. First time it's not been awarded - this was the worst butterfly season of my 61 years... Instead, we have a But-a-Fly of the Year, the Downland Beefly Villa cingulata! Dr Erica McAlister

Organisms Flight Paths, Rebecca Heisman Meet the Neighbors, Brandon Keim Nursery Earth, Danna Staaf Sing Like Fish, Amorina Kingdon 🌱 Hoofbeats, William Taylor The Backyard Bird Chronicles, Amy Tan Metamorphosis, Dr Erica McAlister full titles in ALT

Fabulous #flies – a male Hairy-legged Horsefly (Hybomitra bimaculata) at Westhay Moor NNR on the Somerset Levels ... hairy eyes too Our Guide to #FliesofBritainandIreland to be published Oct 25 bit.ly/4dqQI8Z Steven Falk Gail Ashton 💚🪲🌍 Rory Dimond 🌼🪰🌼🐝🌼🦟 Dr Erica McAlister Somerset Wildlife Trust

The London Underground Mosquito lives underground, feeds on mammal blood & breeds in confined spaces - has it evolved in 200 years, or does it have a longer history? Research on genomes Yuki Haba &al Dr Erica McAlister suggests older Middle East origins doi.org/10.1101/2025.0…

🪰 Dr Erica McAlister, entomologist and Senior Curator from Natural History Museum & NI Science Festival joins Connor for quick fire round on flies!

Flies are enormously important as decomposers & recyclers, and are vital for food chains: numerous birds, bats & fish depend on them. Another role is becoming increasingly recognised: their contribution to myiophily, that is, pollination by flies. Blog @ scottishpollinators.wordpress.com

Yay! The Tachinid fly Gonia picea out already, in S Cotswolds. A former rarity, expanding nicely on limestone grasslands in Central southern England. A Good News Species... Dr Erica McAlister

Greetings Dr Erica McAlister, We're happy to inform you that "The Secret Life of Flies" made it to BookAuthority's list of best Invertebrates books of all time! bookauthority.org/books/best-inv…

Did you know flies can help to solve crimes? Find out more with NHM curator & author of 'The Secret Life of Flies' Dr Erica McAlister. We'll be chatting LIVE to Erica at our livestream, 7pm on June 18th. Don't miss it! Dr Erica McAlister University of Cambridge Museums ow.ly/1ggn50W2Jni