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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · Jun 17

Check out RES Publications on Bluesky! 📚

Follow @respublications.bsky.social to stay updated on the latest research published in our seven #entomology journals, info on new additions to our book & handbooks, sneak peeks into our members exclusive magazine, #Antenna and more 🔽

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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · Jan 29

Welcome to RES Publications on Bluesky! 📖 https://buff.ly/4hatyX9

Join us here for the latest in our seven #entomology journals, details of every new article & each new issue, as they are published

Follow also for new RES book & handbook series titles, & peeks into the members' magazine #Antenna

The seven Royal Entomological Society scientific journals

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 3h

Want to share your research at the Outreach, Culture & Education SIG this November?

If you're interested in sharing a #CitizenScience project or anything similar, get involved and submit your papers today.

📅 Abstract submissions deadline: Friday 17 October 🔽

Outreach, Culture & Education Special Interest Group (SIG) 2025

We are excited to invite you to the next RES Outreach SIG meeting at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh on 22 November. Come and join us and

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 21h

🦗 Exciting news for #Orthoptera enthusiasts! Join us 5 November at The @nhm-london.bsky.social for the #OrthopteraSIG 2025.

Hear short talks, see posters & live specimens, and connect with fellow researchers.

Submit your abstracts to present a talk or poster. Register today 🔽

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Orthoptera Special Interest Group (SIG) 2025

Join us at The Natural History Museum, London for the Royal Entomological Society’s annual Orthoptera meeting about grasshopper and cricket research, conservation, recording and more. Our Orthoptera Special Interest Group (SIG) provides a forum for the discussion of all aspects of research and outreach involving Orthoptera, including behaviour, physiology, acoustics, ecology and taxonomy. The programme includes around ten short talks, with posters and livestock presented during refreshment breaks. The meeting is followed by an optional supper and drinks in the NHM common room. We welcome contributions from all enthusiasts, students, academics, and other professionals.

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 1d

🐞 Interested in taking a #course in #entomology?

We’ve compiled a list of institutions in the UK and Ireland offering full and part-time #entomologically-related courses to help you build a #career in #InsectScience 🔽

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#Education #Research #Science

Looking for Entomology courses?

RES advertisement featuring a Broom Weevil, Exapion fuscirostre (c) Timothy Sexton 2016

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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 3d

New #FreeToRead work in #RESMedVetEnt summarised hot-off-press as a @royentsoc.bsky.social #ResearchHighlight!

A recent article investigates whether #Culicoides biting midges are being accidentally exported from Africa to Europe in shipments of cut flowers.

More here ⬇️
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Dr Jess Stokes @jess-stokes.bsky.social · 4d

Today has been @royentsoc.bsky.social annual #insects as food and feed conference 🦗🐛

As always it has been a fascinating day covering everything from entomophagy, to insects as a sustainable alternative feed source, ethics with sentience, to the nutritional breakdown of different insects.

Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 4d

Just over half way through #IAFF25 and we wanted to share a massive thank you to our fantastic convenors and chairs, Kieran David Robertson, Daniel Amor, @jess-stokes.bsky.social and Lisa Methven.

Insects: the sustainable soy alternative for livestock diets, a talk by Kieran David Robertson, RES IAFF SIG Convenor

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 4d

🪲 Join us for the Outreach, Culture & Education SIG 2025!

📍 National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
📅 22 Nov 2025

Hear from Dr Sarah Beynon & Nick Baker, join creative workshops & connect with fellow outreach enthusiasts 🐝

🎟️ Register / Submit abstracts by 17 October 🔽

Outreach, Culture & Education SIG 2025

Be inspired by incredible guest speakers including Dr Sarah Beynon – entomologist, farmer & conservationist, sharing her work from Dr Beynon’s Bug Farm, and Nick Baker – naturalist, ecologist & TV presenter, on his exciting new Scottish wood ant project

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 4d

Just over half way through #IAFF25 and we wanted to share a massive thank you to our fantastic convenors and chairs, Kieran David Robertson, Daniel Amor, @jess-stokes.bsky.social and Lisa Methven.

Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 5d

⏰ Last chance to register!

Attend #IAFF25 online - Register by 17:00 (GMT), Thursday 8 October and get involved with the latest conversations and research into #InsectProtein.

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Close-up of mealworms promoting a conference on insects as sustainable protein for food and feed organised by the Royal Entomological Society.

Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 6d

Have you seen our regularly updated job opportunities page?

Visit our website for some open entomology-related jobs 🔽

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If you have an #insect-related job opportunity, please send us the details [email protected]

#Education #Research #Science #InsectJobs #InsectCareers #Jobs

Job opportunities - Royal Entomological Society

Job opportunities If you have an insect-related or entomology job opportunity please send us the details [email protected] Want to work with us? Keep an eye on our RES Vacancies page for any paid…

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Ben Hawthorne @bensjhawthorne.bsky.social · 11d

📣🐞 Vacancy for a @royentsoc.bsky.social Student Representative! 🐞📣

Join @idrisadams.bsky.social & @envirosyment.bsky.social for one of the best opportunities around! Contribute to the RES and organise events, such as the renowned Student Forum

Deadline: 5/10/25

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Student Representative vacancy 2025 - Royal Entomological Society

The Royal Entomological Society is recruiting one new volunteer to be a Student Representative. The 1-2 year role includes helping to organise the annual Student Forum with RES staff, and providing up...

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 11d

📚 Today’s the day!

We’re excited to announce the official release of “How to Be a Dragonfly” 🐉 🪰

Celebrate the wonder of #dragonflies and their fascinating world with our newest book 🔽

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#BookRelease #Entomology

Cover of a colourful children's book titled 'How to Be a Dragonfly' featuring a smiling cartoon dragonfly with large eyes and transparent wings over a pond scene.

Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 12d

🍂 It's already October and it feels like only yesterday that we were welcoming you all to #Ento25 🦋

Did you catch the Wigglesworth Memorial Lecture and the Plenary talks?

Watch them back on YouTube now 🔽

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Ento25 Plenary Talks

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 13d

Our latest book is not currently available for purchase. More details will be made available nearer release date, inc paperback & e-book.

If helpful, you can view a list of our membership levels & benefits - inc access to our journals & library - via our website:

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Membership - Royal Entomological Society

Join the Society today Organisational Membership Already a Member? Questions? Get in touch Code of Conduct Join our international community The Royal Entomological Society unites people around the wor...

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 14d

Curious about the amazing world of #Insects? 🐝

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 projects & how you can get involved 🔽

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📸 Beewolf (c) Jack Gardiner 2021

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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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 14d

Hi there, we have several SIG events coming up, the soonest being next week - register now to attend Insects as Food and Feed online 🪲

Orthoptera SIG and the Outreach SIG meet in November, and Behaviour SIG and Aquatic Insects SIGs meet in February.

Upcoming RES events 🔽
www.royensoc.co.uk/events/

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 14d

Not a member?

30% discounts on handbooks are also available for non-RES members who are part of @amentsoc.bsky.social & @britentsoc.bsky.social.

We are happy to arrange this for other entomological societies - If interested, please get in touch to discuss with our team via [email protected] 🦋

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 14d

We've not previously published in hardback - the paperback version (spring 2026) will be priced in line with our handbooks, and the cheapest membership type (Associate) is £15/year, which we hope is not prohibitively expensive.

Please do feel free to discuss further with us via [email protected]

Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 15d

Ever wondered about the relationship between #InsectScience and data, AI, electronics and engineering? These are just some of the subjects covered by RES Special Interest Groups.

Read more about our SIGs 🔽
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📸 Close-up of a Zerynthia polyxena wing (c) Peter Sabol

Special interest groups - Royal Entomological Society

The Society convenes Special Interest Groups (SIGs) on a range of topics.

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 17d

30% discounts are also available for non-RES members who are part of @amentsoc.bsky.social/@britentsoc.bsky.social. We are happy to arrange this for other entomological societies inc. @dipteristsforum.bsky.social.

Please do get in touch to discuss with the RES publishing team [email protected] 🦋

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 17d

RES members are eligible for a 50% discount on all RES Handbooks and RES partner published books for sale via @cabi-org.bsky.social's website.

If you are already a member, enter the RES members’ discount code at the checkout 🔽

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British Dolichopodidae (Diptera) | CABI Books

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Dr Jess Stokes @jess-stokes.bsky.social · 19d

Mondays talk by @beebytes.bsky.social was a fantastic deep dive on what is, and is not, known on humane insect collections 🪲 highly recommend a watch as Meghan gave some really useful & practical tips

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Andrew Douglas @andydouglas1967.bsky.social · 20d

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

YouTube video by The Tanyptera Project

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Ritabrata Chowdhury @ritabrata1907.bsky.social · 18d

The Cambridge University Entomological Society is hosting a symposium on ”The good, the bad, and the monstrous: insects in mythology, literature and media”, at the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, on 20th November 2025.

Huge thanks to @royentsoc.bsky.social for supporting us!

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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 17d

🐝 Win a Waspy Prize Bundle – Signed Book + Seedball Seed Boxes and more this September!

Read our latest news post and enter the competition to win a signed copy of Endless Forms by Prof. Seirian Sumner + more.

Competition Deadline: 29 September - Enter now 🔽

Prize bundle featuring 'Endless Forms: The Secret World of Wasps' book by Seirian Sumner alongside a Wildlife Mix seedball pack with colourful wildflower illustrations.

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 17d

It was such a pleasure to have you with us and we're so grateful to have had the opportunity to listen to your fascinating research 🪲

Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 18d

🌟 Don’t miss our #IAFF25 keynotes!

🐜 Jonathan Birch, Coller Foundation/LSE
🦗 Jo Gould @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
🍽️ Tim Parr @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
🪰 Ben Brown, InsectBiotech

Hear their expertise on farming and the future of sustainable food systems 🦗🌍

Register by 29 Sept 🔽
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Meet the Keynote Speakers for the IAFF25 conference

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