Child came into my room at 6.50 this morning, a veritable lie-in! After a brief mandatory conversation about how hot it is, he then asked if I’d like him to put me in the recovery position. Being both surprised he knew what that was and hoping this wasn’t a comment on my lifeless looking appearance

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I wonder how many other people say ‘oh f*ck off’ when asked again for their OTP. It can’t just be me surely

It was a delight seeing several of these Hedge Beauties on the wing yesterday.

What a spectacular moth!

#TeamMoth #NatureWithin

Dandelions will eventually take over the world, starting at Lancaster University

There are people who can do this with make up. I can’t even make myself look human with make up

Contronyms are the best -nyms. My current favourite is sanction probably because it’s being bandied about so much at the moment

Spooked a stunning cat that was hanging around my car, it took to higher ground to keep an eye on me

I know which nickname I’d prefer

I’m not a huge fan of humanity in general but the little run people do when you hold the door for them is adorable

Some days the only reason being at work is tolerable 😍❤️

The unbridled joy of seeing that Bob Mortimer is in the new episode of WILTY ❤️🎉

❤️, #butterfly

Accurate identification of insect species is an indispensable requirement for every entomologist, particularly if the species is involved in disease outbreaks.
This 2022 paper proposed an exercise based on photomicrographs 🧪

More: doi.org/10.1051/para...

ScienceWrite, a UK scheme for aspiring STEM writers from minoritised backgrounds, is open for 2025 applications!

The 3rd year @romatheengineer.bsky.social & I are running this, with support from @royalsociety.bsky.social & I am SO EXCITED

Deadline 3rd Jan #SciComm 🧪

www.sciencewrite.co.uk

MOVIE evil scientist:
"Muhahaha! Now my plan to turn everyone in New York into feral lizard-creatures is complete!"

ACTUAL evil scientist:
"Hey bro, I used your 'RNA Only' bench and pipettes to prep my bacterial lysates for PCR last week. Is that cool?"

Unpopular opinion: you can’t call yourself an animal lover if you only like the cute fuzzy ones. Saying you love animals but hate bugs for example means you only love 5% of known animal species. It is estimated that 95% of living animals on Earth are invertebrates

#entomology #entomemeology