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Tanyptera Project

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Promoting Invertebrate Recording & Conservation in North West England - Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester 🐝🐞🕷 https://linktr.ee/TanypteraProject

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Tanyptera Project @tanyptera.bsky.social · Apr 23

What is the Tanyptera Project?

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What is The Tanyptera Project?

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Andrew Douglas @andydouglas1967.bsky.social · 15d

Here's that talk from last night, about humane insect collection. It's worth a watch I think - especially the bit about freezing specimens. Thanks to the @tanyptera.bsky.social for organising this.
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What we know, and don't know, about humane insect collection

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Tanyptera Project @tanyptera.bsky.social · 20d

Don't forget to book your place to join us for the 'What we know, and don't know, about humane insect collection' webinar on Monday!

Tanyptera Project @tanyptera.bsky.social · Sep 8

*NEW EVENT ADDED*

🐞 What we know, and don't know, about humane insect collection - Webinar 🐝

Book your free place: www.tickettailor.com/events/tanyp...

Tanyptera Project @tanyptera.bsky.social · Sep 8

*NEW EVENT ADDED*

🐞 What we know, and don't know, about humane insect collection - Webinar 🐝

Book your free place: www.tickettailor.com/events/tanyp...

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Tanyptera Project @tanyptera.bsky.social · Aug 22

Join LCES for their upcoming Autumn Meeting - All Welcome

Book your free place here: www.tickettailor.com/events/tanyp...

Tanyptera Project @tanyptera.bsky.social · Aug 18

Join us for an Introduction to Water Mites workshop next month!

The workshop will include an introduction to their complex life cycle, identification and collection techniques.

Book your place here: www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/event/waterm...

Tanyptera Project @tanyptera.bsky.social · Aug 11

Join us next Monday for a webinar on the fascinating world of Britain's Freshwater Sponges 🧽

Book your free place: www.tickettailor.com/events/tanyp...

Tanyptera Project @tanyptera.bsky.social · Aug 9

🧬 Free DNA Barcoding Offer for North West Invertebrate Recorders 🧬

A maximum of 3 invertebrate specimens per person can be identified free of charge via DNA barcoding, deadline for receipt of specimens 15th August.

More info here: mailchi.mp/400f113cf86e...

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · Aug 3

A teneral male Red-rumped Ladybird, Scymnus haemorrhoidalis, seen at Brereton Heath LNR in Cheshire recently. The usually black areas are a muddy brown in this recently eclosed individual. @tanyptera.bsky.social

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Tanyptera Project @tanyptera.bsky.social · Jul 29

🦟Update to the Lancashire & Cheshire Diptera (True Flies) Checklist 🦟

121 additions since the last update (22 for VC58, 23 for VC59 and 76 for VC60). 32 species new to the region!

www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/document/lan...

Image by Janet Graham - CC BY 2.0

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · Jul 28

A pair of Spiked Shieldbugs (Picromerus bidens) I disturbed at Bagmere NR (a private site) in Cheshire last Friday. One of the predatory shieldbug species, the female has impaled a sawfly. @tanyptera.bsky.social

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Tanyptera Project @tanyptera.bsky.social · Jul 28

🗓 Upcoming Events

🔎 7th Aug - Leeches in the Field

🔬 8th Aug - Leech ID at World Museum

🌳 8th Aug - Macclesfield Forest Recording Day

🧽 18th Aug - Freshwater Sponges Webinar

🐝 30th Aug - Kindling Farm Recording Day

More info/booking: www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/events/

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · Jul 21

Red-patched Ladybird, Nephus redtenbacheri, a sub-2mm Micro Ladybird. One of three vacuumed sampled from damp grasssland at Prenton Dell Claypit NR, Wirral. @tanyptera.bsky.social

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · Jul 19

The unusual macropterous form (f. burri) of the usually flightless Short-winged Conehead. Males are v. difficult to tell from Long-winged C-H but females like this are easier as they have shorter, curving ovipositors. A 1st for me, seen yesterday at Prenton Dell Claypit. @tanyptera.bsky.social

Short-winged Conehead, Conocephalus dorsalis f. burri (the flying form of a typically flightless species). A slender, green cricket, with unusually long, brown wings. This is a female, with a pointed, curving ovipositor.

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Tanyptera Project @tanyptera.bsky.social · Jul 17

Join us for an Invertebrate Recording Day at Bagmere and Brereton Heath, Cheshire next week 🐝🐞🦋

Book here: www.tickettailor.com/events/tanyp...

Tanyptera Project @tanyptera.bsky.social · Jul 15

Learn how to survey for and identify Leeches in our upcoming workshops

Leeches in the Field 7th Aug - Dibbinsdale Nature Reserve, Wirral www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/event/leeche...

Leech Identification Workshop 8th Aug - World Museum, www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/event/leeches/

Tanyptera Project @tanyptera.bsky.social · Jun 18

Our next workshop will be the Dragonflies & Damselflies Weekend with Tony Parker at Rixton Clay Pits, Warrington on 5th & 6th July.

Book your place here: www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/event/dragon...

Tanyptera Project @tanyptera.bsky.social · Jun 16

On Friday we'll be at Starr Hills Dunes, Lytham St Annes for our next Invertebrate Recording Day, book your free place to join us: app.tickettailor.com/events/tanyp...

Tanyptera Project @tanyptera.bsky.social · Jun 16

Join us at Kindling Farm, Merseyside for an Invertebrate Recording Day this Sunday.

Kindling Farm is an organic, community-led 78-acre farm. The land includes species-rich native hedgerows, wildlife-friendly margins & several ponds

Book your free place: www.tickettailor.com/events/tanyp...

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RECORD LRC @recordlrc.bsky.social · Jun 10

Next Friday ourselves and @tanyptera.bsky.social are hosting a spotlight session covering Soldierflies and Allies. Join us as we practice ID in a friendly setting.

FREE event, find out more and book 👉https://www.tickettailor.com/events/recordlrc/1734115

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Tanyptera Project @tanyptera.bsky.social · Jun 9

Join us at Trowbarrow Local Nature Reserve & Hawes Water for our next Invertebrate Recording Day 🐜🐝🦋

Book your free place here: www.tickettailor.com/events/tanyp...

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RECORD LRC @recordlrc.bsky.social · Jun 1

🙋‍♀️ Help us search for an elusive species of hoverfly.

🧐 Parasyrphus nigritarsis is a 'Nationally Scarce' species. We want to see if this unusual species is living in the Nature Reserve at Chester Zoo and for this we need your help!

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We're looking for volunteers to help with the search for an elusive species of hoverfly. Parasyrphus nigritarsis is a 'National...

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Tanyptera Project @tanyptera.bsky.social · May 30

🐛Some of you aren't receiving our newsletter/emails, this is due to an IT issue that we hope will be resolved soon. If you haven't received it you can read the May update here 🐞: mailchi.mp/39917e5318a0...

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Annie Irving @sconzani.bsky.social · May 21

Just been watching @tanyptera.bsky.social's latest video of Erica McAlister talking about fly pupae - mind-blowing diversity! Reminded me that I found a hoverfly pupa recently that looks like Episyrphus balteatus but I've no idea about the second one. @geoffwilkinson.bsky.social do you know please?

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RECORD LRC @recordlrc.bsky.social · May 13

Join us on 21 May, 2:30pm for a Spotlight Session on Ladybirds 🐞

We'll be having a go at some ladybird identification along with
@tanyptera.bsky.social. No experience is neccessary and there will be free tea and biscuits ☕🍪

Register here 👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/recor...

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Tanyptera Project @tanyptera.bsky.social · May 12

Our next webinar is Fly Pupae with the fantastic Erica McAlister 🦟 @flygirlnhm.bsky.social

Book your free place here: www.tickettailor.com/events/tanyp...

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