John Brophy
@brophyecology.bsky.social
A professional ecologists by trade with a particular interest in all things aquatic.
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Calling all freshwater ecologists - Connect with peers and share your work at our #AquaticInsects SIG 2026 💧
📍 Online
📅 26-27 February
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#AquaticsSIG26 #Entomology #InsectScience
📍 Online
📅 26-27 February
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#AquaticsSIG26 #Entomology #InsectScience
Aquatic Insects SIG 2026 - Royal Entomological Society
Aquatic Ecosystems in the Data Age Date: Thursday 26 February 2026 (9.30am – 3.30pm) and Friday 27 February 2026 (9.30am – 12.30pm) Venue: Online Our Aquatic Insects Special Interest Group event...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Calling all freshwater ecologists - Connect with peers and share your work at our #AquaticInsects SIG 2026 💧
📍 Online
📅 26-27 February
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#AquaticsSIG26 #Entomology #InsectScience
📍 Online
📅 26-27 February
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#AquaticsSIG26 #Entomology #InsectScience
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*Guaranteed funding* PhD opportunity in my group. Work with damselflies, UN global biodiversity targets, genetic data, and NatureScot policy groups; the project will advance comparative population genetics and provide evidence feeding directly to policy. www.findaphd.com/phds/project....
QUARTILES DLA CASE: Genetic diversity and adaptation: Developing indicators for national and international policy at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - QUARTILES DLA CASE: Genetic diversity and adaptation: Developing indicators for national and international policy at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
*Guaranteed funding* PhD opportunity in my group. Work with damselflies, UN global biodiversity targets, genetic data, and NatureScot policy groups; the project will advance comparative population genetics and provide evidence feeding directly to policy. www.findaphd.com/phds/project....
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Register now and take part in 'Aquatic Ecosystems in the Data Age', including our Day 2 workshop on Data-Driven Approaches to Aquatic Ecosystem Assessment
📍 Online 📅 26-27 February
Abstract Deadline: 30 November
Info & registration:
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#AquaticsSIG26 #InsectScience
📍 Online 📅 26-27 February
Abstract Deadline: 30 November
Info & registration:
🔗 buff.ly/M0CAHzf
#AquaticsSIG26 #InsectScience
Aquatic Ecosystems in the Data Age
Submit an Abstract and Register Now
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November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Register now and take part in 'Aquatic Ecosystems in the Data Age', including our Day 2 workshop on Data-Driven Approaches to Aquatic Ecosystem Assessment
📍 Online 📅 26-27 February
Abstract Deadline: 30 November
Info & registration:
🔗 buff.ly/M0CAHzf
#AquaticsSIG26 #InsectScience
📍 Online 📅 26-27 February
Abstract Deadline: 30 November
Info & registration:
🔗 buff.ly/M0CAHzf
#AquaticsSIG26 #InsectScience
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November 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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'Demon shrimp confirmed as present in Ireland' - NBDC
Demon shrimp (Dikerogammarus haemobaphes) is an invasive species in Ireland and will impact on the native freshwater invertebrate community.
#InvasiveSpecies #NatureConservation #SpeciesAlert
biodiversityireland.ie/demon-shrimp...
Demon shrimp (Dikerogammarus haemobaphes) is an invasive species in Ireland and will impact on the native freshwater invertebrate community.
#InvasiveSpecies #NatureConservation #SpeciesAlert
biodiversityireland.ie/demon-shrimp...
Demon shrimp confirmed as present in Ireland - National Biodiversity Data Centre
Please share the alert with the call to action to follow the Check Clean Dry code to help prevent spread of this and other invasive species to other
biodiversityireland.ie
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
'Demon shrimp confirmed as present in Ireland' - NBDC
Demon shrimp (Dikerogammarus haemobaphes) is an invasive species in Ireland and will impact on the native freshwater invertebrate community.
#InvasiveSpecies #NatureConservation #SpeciesAlert
biodiversityireland.ie/demon-shrimp...
Demon shrimp (Dikerogammarus haemobaphes) is an invasive species in Ireland and will impact on the native freshwater invertebrate community.
#InvasiveSpecies #NatureConservation #SpeciesAlert
biodiversityireland.ie/demon-shrimp...
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A reintroduction of shellfish, just to improve water quality and not as a commercial fishery. Welcome news for #Dublin Let’s see how they get on. #rewilding www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...
Oysters returned to Dún Laoghaire harbour after 200 years
More than 18,000 oysters are being deployed in Dún Laoghaire harbour in Dublin, as part of an effort to try to reintroduce the shellfish to Dublin Bay over 200 years after they became extinct from the...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
A reintroduction of shellfish, just to improve water quality and not as a commercial fishery. Welcome news for #Dublin Let’s see how they get on. #rewilding www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...
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Want to bring meadows back to life? 🌼
Learn hay meadow restoration with Carol Edmondson on 29th January 2026. Covering site prep, sowing, planting & monitoring to create biodiverse habitats. 🌎 🧪
🎟️ £12.50 → www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1821584400...
@forestofbowlandnl.bsky.social
Learn hay meadow restoration with Carol Edmondson on 29th January 2026. Covering site prep, sowing, planting & monitoring to create biodiverse habitats. 🌎 🧪
🎟️ £12.50 → www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1821584400...
@forestofbowlandnl.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Want to bring meadows back to life? 🌼
Learn hay meadow restoration with Carol Edmondson on 29th January 2026. Covering site prep, sowing, planting & monitoring to create biodiverse habitats. 🌎 🧪
🎟️ £12.50 → www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1821584400...
@forestofbowlandnl.bsky.social
Learn hay meadow restoration with Carol Edmondson on 29th January 2026. Covering site prep, sowing, planting & monitoring to create biodiverse habitats. 🌎 🧪
🎟️ £12.50 → www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1821584400...
@forestofbowlandnl.bsky.social
Limnephilus pati was first described by Irish entomologist Dr James O'Connor in 1980. Present in Ireland, it was believed to be extinct from our nearest neighbour. However, this is now the third site the species has been recorded from in Britain since 2020.
#Trichoptera #Caddisfly #LimnephilusPati
#Trichoptera #Caddisfly #LimnephilusPati
Rare insect thought extinct in Britain discovered at our Cors Goch Nature Reserve on Anglesey! The Limnephilus pati, a species of caddisfly, was found during a recent biodiversity survey.
Read all about it here 👉 www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/rare-in...
📷Robin Sutton, Ian Wallace
Read all about it here 👉 www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/rare-in...
📷Robin Sutton, Ian Wallace
October 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Limnephilus pati was first described by Irish entomologist Dr James O'Connor in 1980. Present in Ireland, it was believed to be extinct from our nearest neighbour. However, this is now the third site the species has been recorded from in Britain since 2020.
#Trichoptera #Caddisfly #LimnephilusPati
#Trichoptera #Caddisfly #LimnephilusPati
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Rare insect thought extinct in Britain discovered at our Cors Goch Nature Reserve on Anglesey! The Limnephilus pati, a species of caddisfly, was found during a recent biodiversity survey.
Read all about it here 👉 www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/rare-in...
📷Robin Sutton, Ian Wallace
Read all about it here 👉 www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/rare-in...
📷Robin Sutton, Ian Wallace
October 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Rare insect thought extinct in Britain discovered at our Cors Goch Nature Reserve on Anglesey! The Limnephilus pati, a species of caddisfly, was found during a recent biodiversity survey.
Read all about it here 👉 www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/rare-in...
📷Robin Sutton, Ian Wallace
Read all about it here 👉 www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/rare-in...
📷Robin Sutton, Ian Wallace
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Volume 41 – Power et al. report on Nephus quadrimaculatus a ladybird new to Ireland from Counties Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Ladybirds
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Ladybirds
October 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Volume 41 – Power et al. report on Nephus quadrimaculatus a ladybird new to Ireland from Counties Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Ladybirds
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Ladybirds
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A request for weather interested volunteers!
Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue
Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...
Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue
Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...
October 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
A request for weather interested volunteers!
Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue
Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...
Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue
Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...
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'River Flow and Ecology Case Study: The Lotic-invertebrate Index for Flow Evaluation (LIFE) in Irish Rivers' - A project led by the Atlantic Technological University [email protected]
#NatureConservation #FreshwaterEcology #Limnology
www.catchments.ie/river-flow-a...
#NatureConservation #FreshwaterEcology #Limnology
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River Flow and Ecology Case Study: The Lotic-invertebrate Index for Flow Evaluation (LIFE) in Irish Rivers - Catchments.ie
Case study from EPA-funded research on using biological tools to assess the impact of river flow on ecology, led by ATU.
www.catchments.ie
October 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
'River Flow and Ecology Case Study: The Lotic-invertebrate Index for Flow Evaluation (LIFE) in Irish Rivers' - A project led by the Atlantic Technological University [email protected]
#NatureConservation #FreshwaterEcology #Limnology
www.catchments.ie/river-flow-a...
#NatureConservation #FreshwaterEcology #Limnology
www.catchments.ie/river-flow-a...
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So saddened by the passing of the extraordinary Manchán Magán. Your passion for language, folklore & Irish culture reignited ours too: your energy, your generosity, your brilliance were a gift to us all. 🇮🇪 Your legacy will live on in every story told, every word revived. RIP Manchán 🌿💚
October 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
So saddened by the passing of the extraordinary Manchán Magán. Your passion for language, folklore & Irish culture reignited ours too: your energy, your generosity, your brilliance were a gift to us all. 🇮🇪 Your legacy will live on in every story told, every word revived. RIP Manchán 🌿💚
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Nature’s little builders 🌿 In August, some of our monitors found as many as 1000 cased caddis in their sample!
Caddis larvae make protective cases from twigs, sand, and stones. Each one is unique!
#FreshwaterFriday #Caddisfly #FreshwaterInvertebrates
Caddis larvae make protective cases from twigs, sand, and stones. Each one is unique!
#FreshwaterFriday #Caddisfly #FreshwaterInvertebrates
September 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Nature’s little builders 🌿 In August, some of our monitors found as many as 1000 cased caddis in their sample!
Caddis larvae make protective cases from twigs, sand, and stones. Each one is unique!
#FreshwaterFriday #Caddisfly #FreshwaterInvertebrates
Caddis larvae make protective cases from twigs, sand, and stones. Each one is unique!
#FreshwaterFriday #Caddisfly #FreshwaterInvertebrates
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A very cool find! a larva of 𝐼𝑡ℎ𝑦𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑎 sp. (#trichoptera Hydroptilidae) from the River Mimram. People have always assumed that these were 𝐼. 𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑠 but it's indistinguishable from the other British species (𝐼. 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑎). This specimen will be barcoded #GeneFlow24 #NHM #taxonomy #chalkstream
December 11, 2024 at 11:24 PM
A very cool find! a larva of 𝐼𝑡ℎ𝑦𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑎 sp. (#trichoptera Hydroptilidae) from the River Mimram. People have always assumed that these were 𝐼. 𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑠 but it's indistinguishable from the other British species (𝐼. 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑎). This specimen will be barcoded #GeneFlow24 #NHM #taxonomy #chalkstream
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New paper from our lab: The use of #microplastics as case-building material by larval caddisflies facilitates the transfer of plastic (& potentially its associated contaminants) to predatory fish.
September 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
New paper from our lab: The use of #microplastics as case-building material by larval caddisflies facilitates the transfer of plastic (& potentially its associated contaminants) to predatory fish.
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Learn more about the importance of insects and keep in the loop on ways to help enrich the world with #InsectScience 🪲
Sign up to our Scientific, Supporters or Educators newsletters for more about the society’s innovative projects & how you can help:
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RES Newsletter & Email Updates - Royal Entomological Society
We aim to send you occasional updates about how we are enriching the world with insect science, and how you can be involved. We hope you enjoy them. We have three e-newsletters – one for supporters,…
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August 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Learn more about the importance of insects and keep in the loop on ways to help enrich the world with #InsectScience 🪲
Sign up to our Scientific, Supporters or Educators newsletters for more about the society’s innovative projects & how you can help:
Sign up to our Scientific, Supporters or Educators newsletters for more about the society’s innovative projects & how you can help:
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Some caddisfly finds - male and female Glyphotaelius pellucidus from Lancaster canal. The females lay jelly-like egg masses on overhanging leaves ("tree snot"!), and the aquatic larvae build cases from leaf fragments.
#ukwildlife #insect #freshwater
#ukwildlife #insect #freshwater
August 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Some caddisfly finds - male and female Glyphotaelius pellucidus from Lancaster canal. The females lay jelly-like egg masses on overhanging leaves ("tree snot"!), and the aquatic larvae build cases from leaf fragments.
#ukwildlife #insect #freshwater
#ukwildlife #insect #freshwater
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It is with great pleasure that we are sharing some #FreshwaterPearlMussel fascination this Microscope Monday 🔬 with fab new images of early stage #glochidia released from one of our female broodstock mussels.
Find out more about the FBA Freshwater Pearl Mussel Ark:
www.fba.org.uk/freshwater-p...
Find out more about the FBA Freshwater Pearl Mussel Ark:
www.fba.org.uk/freshwater-p...
July 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
It is with great pleasure that we are sharing some #FreshwaterPearlMussel fascination this Microscope Monday 🔬 with fab new images of early stage #glochidia released from one of our female broodstock mussels.
Find out more about the FBA Freshwater Pearl Mussel Ark:
www.fba.org.uk/freshwater-p...
Find out more about the FBA Freshwater Pearl Mussel Ark:
www.fba.org.uk/freshwater-p...
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The 14-spot's little smiley face is always endearing, but this one's pronotum pattern, which looks like ears, made it look even 'cuter' I think! 🥰 #VC40Ladybirds
July 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The 14-spot's little smiley face is always endearing, but this one's pronotum pattern, which looks like ears, made it look even 'cuter' I think! 🥰 #VC40Ladybirds
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🌟 Exciting Discovery Alert! 🌟
Back in January we teased some big news…and here it is!
🐌 Semilimax pyrenaicus (Pyrenean Semi-slug) has been recorded in Britain for the first time, found at a colliery spoil site in Cwmaman, S. Wales.
Read more: doi.org/10.61733/jco...
#SemiSlug #WildlifeDiscovery
Back in January we teased some big news…and here it is!
🐌 Semilimax pyrenaicus (Pyrenean Semi-slug) has been recorded in Britain for the first time, found at a colliery spoil site in Cwmaman, S. Wales.
Read more: doi.org/10.61733/jco...
#SemiSlug #WildlifeDiscovery
June 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
🌟 Exciting Discovery Alert! 🌟
Back in January we teased some big news…and here it is!
🐌 Semilimax pyrenaicus (Pyrenean Semi-slug) has been recorded in Britain for the first time, found at a colliery spoil site in Cwmaman, S. Wales.
Read more: doi.org/10.61733/jco...
#SemiSlug #WildlifeDiscovery
Back in January we teased some big news…and here it is!
🐌 Semilimax pyrenaicus (Pyrenean Semi-slug) has been recorded in Britain for the first time, found at a colliery spoil site in Cwmaman, S. Wales.
Read more: doi.org/10.61733/jco...
#SemiSlug #WildlifeDiscovery
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We've got a packed conference schedule, with tops on a range of topics, covering worldwide research. Join us to discuss all things basking shark! www.eventbrite.com/e/internatio...
June 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We've got a packed conference schedule, with tops on a range of topics, covering worldwide research. Join us to discuss all things basking shark! www.eventbrite.com/e/internatio...
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Just landed: "Riverfly Handbook" by Craig Macadam, a must-have for anyone who loves dipping into streams and discovering the tiny wonders within. Mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies... it’s a whole world down there. Dive in!
#Entomology #FreshwaterLife #NewArrival @amentsoc.bsky.social
#Entomology #FreshwaterLife #NewArrival @amentsoc.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Just landed: "Riverfly Handbook" by Craig Macadam, a must-have for anyone who loves dipping into streams and discovering the tiny wonders within. Mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies... it’s a whole world down there. Dive in!
#Entomology #FreshwaterLife #NewArrival @amentsoc.bsky.social
#Entomology #FreshwaterLife #NewArrival @amentsoc.bsky.social
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Time is running out on our deadline extension! Submit by June 1st here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
May 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Time is running out on our deadline extension! Submit by June 1st here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Learn to use Pantheon to analyse invertebrate data & inform conservation! Join us at the Natural History Museum, London on 20 Aug. With specialist tutor @kitenet.bsky.social . £80. Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1372660337...
@naturalengland.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social
#conservation #ecology
@naturalengland.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social
#conservation #ecology
Understanding Invertebrate Assemblages
Learn how to use Pantheon to inform invertebrate conservation and understand habitats with tutor Martin Harvey.
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May 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Learn to use Pantheon to analyse invertebrate data & inform conservation! Join us at the Natural History Museum, London on 20 Aug. With specialist tutor @kitenet.bsky.social . £80. Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1372660337...
@naturalengland.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social
#conservation #ecology
@naturalengland.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social
#conservation #ecology