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Will George

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Naturalist with a particular interest in the true bugs, Heteroptera, but fascinated by pretty much all insects and nature. He/Him. https://www.flickr.com/photos/runnerwill/

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Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · Aug 19

Need photos of invertebrates for education/conservation purposes? Check out www.flickr.com/photos/runne... for 9,000 or so free to use images. Mostly UK, but also a bit from further afield, and a bird/plant/mammal sneaks through occasionally.

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Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent! Thank you. I'll put it on iRecord now.

Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · 1d

Found this in York. It's a groundsel, but is it a York Groundsel?! @bramblebotanist.bsky.social

A phone photo of a plant with yellow flowers and green toothed leaves

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Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · 6d

Nysius are tricky! Not sure I can rule out other species from these photos, although senecionis is probably the most likely.

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Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · 9d

🚨New Bedfordshire shieldbug klaxon 🚨

Stephen Plummer @stephenplummer.bsky.social · 9d

Chuffed to have just found a Shieldbug species new to Bedfordshire: Southern Green Shieldbug at Clophill Lakes NR

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Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · 12d

Had another go at getting a photo of the Dicyphus escalerae which have colonised the snapdragons in my garden earlier. They're not very obliging, but this was an improvement on what I've managed before. Worth checking any snapdragons near you to see if these have taken up residence.

A small bug on green hairy flower buds. The bug is greenish-brown with distinctively black and white chequered wing tips

Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · 20d

Feels mothy out there...

Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · 25d

A nice surprise in the moth trap a couple of nights ago with this stonker of a Convolvulus Hawk-moth sat on the side, apparently unbothered by sharing the trap with 10 or so Hornets. #TeamMoth

A large delta-wing shaped moth set on pink Sedum flowers. The moth is largely mottled grey, with some pink markings on the thorax.

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Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · Sep 8

Look what showed up in my garden this weekend! Definitely a new arrival - I've been staring at those Snapdragons all year without any luck.

A picture of the plant bug Dicyphus escalerae on a green stem, showing the distinctive contrasting colouration, including the pale cuneus with a distinct dark tip.

Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · Sep 7

Got out with the camera for the first time in a while yesterday, and had some quality time with the funky armoured mini-grasshopper that are Common Groundhoppers.

A top down view of a Common Groundhopper on a dead leaf. The groundhopper is dark with some pale mottling and a very knobbly appearance.

A side on view of a paler Common Groundhopper, with mottling in various shades of white and grey.

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Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · Aug 25

Bedfordshire naturalists, please also look out for this!

Justin Walker @arcanelove.bsky.social · Aug 24

Norfolk naturalists, please look out for nymphs and adults of the non-native Southern Green Shieldbug ~ Nezara viridula. With this being the second county record it would be useful to know more about their spread. Please add records via iRecord, or DM me. www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/...

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Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · Aug 19

Wonder when Nezara will finally make it to Beds...

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Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · Aug 19

Pied? What plant are they on?

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Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · Aug 17

Well hello there little friend (Grey Dagger caterpillar)

A funky looking Grey Dagger caterpillar on rose leaves. It has a bright yellow stripe down the back, then black with red spots and a white stripe below that. There is a horn like projection sticking up behind the head.

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Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · Aug 14

Aha! Ibalia leucospoides, and yes, it is meant to be that shape!

Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · Aug 14

Found this wasp in the polytunnel at the lodge (Bedforshire, UK) today, does anyone have any idea what it is, and if the abdomen is meant to be that thin?

Microscope shot of a black wasp with a very thin abdomen and heavily ridged thorax

A top down shot of the wasp, showing the crescent shaped head and long antennae

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Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · Jul 31

Amazing to think it turned up that recently, all over the place these days!

An infographic about the bug Corizus hyoscyami in Bedfordshire, showing that it is very common across the county.

Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · Jul 26

Probably one of the Apolygus species

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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · Jul 11

Hello world!

RSPB Conservation Science has officially landed on BlueSky

Follow us to hear about our science discoveries, new publications, citizen science, and all things conservation research

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Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · Jul 18

Great, yes, that's definitely the word 😝

Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · Jul 18

ork sp.

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Butterfly Conservation Devon @bcdevon.bsky.social · Jul 17

Tomorrow is the day! 🦋🎉

It’s the start of the Big Butterfly Count.

Between the 18 July - 10 August, spend 15 minutes recording the butterflies that you see.

1️⃣ Download the Big Butterfly Count App

2️⃣ Register

3️⃣ Get Recording

#savebutterflies #bigbutterflycount

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Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · Jul 17

One of Britain's most formidable looking insects, a Tanner Beetle, sitting on the wall of a building at RSPB The Lodge today. #Cerambycidae

A head on view of a large black beetle with very long serrated antennae

A top down view of the same beetle, showing the all black wing cases and legs

A close up on the head and jaws of the beetle, showing the large mandibles.

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Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · Jul 16

This is immensely pleasing - my Stratiomys potamida sighting from the weekend now showing up as a new square on the #Soldierfly revisits map. connect-apps.ceh.ac.uk/targeting_re...

A screenshot of a map, with coloured squares showing 1km grid squares which are targets for revisits, new this year, successful revisits or have records for multiple years, showing data relating to Soldierflies. A pop-up is displaying for TL2744 showing that one species has now been recorded there.

An image of the soldierfly Stratiomys potamida, sitting on a hogweed flower. The soldierfly is boldly marked in yellow and black. Several other insects are also visible on the same flower.

Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · Jul 13

Delighted to stumble across this Banded General, Stratiomys potamida, in a meadow at the edge of Guilden Morden this morning. Very impressive flies!

Several insects on a hogweed flower. In the middle of the image is a large yellow and black marked fly with long antennae.

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Will George @willgeorge.bsky.social · Jul 12

Not sure what they're up too, could just be residue from the flowers that they're picking up, or the hoverflies and ladybirds could be prospecting for egg laying sites