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The Amateur Entomologists' Society (AES) is the UK's leading organisation for people interested in insects. We are migrating join us @amentsoc.bsky.social

Joined January 2009
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AES - amentsoc.org@amentsoc
23 Feb 2025
We’re migrating to Bluesky! 🦋✨ After 90 years of sharing our passion for insects, we’re spreading our wings on a new platform. Follow us for news on our events, books, journals & more! 🐞🦟🕷️ #amentsoc #Entomology #BugClub
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New! A Checklist of the butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) of the Burren Region of Western Ireland by Brian Nelson and colleagues. Supported by @NPWSIreland. Available at: shop.amentsoc.org/
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Now sold out! We do hope to reprint and will announce here if we do.
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Colin Plant, editor of the Entomologist's Record & Craig Macadam, author of Riverfly Handbook are among the winners of this year's Marsh Award for Entomology. Congratulations!🐛🪲🐜🦋
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Hurry! You have less than a week to get your entries in to the @insectweek Week Art and Photography Competitions! 🪳🐜🦋🦟🪰🐛🐝🪲🐞🦗
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Royal Entomological Society@RoyEntSoc
14 Oct 2024
#Insects have a wide-reaching influence in our world, from helping solve crimes, to being a food source & inspiring new technologies. Read @flygirlNHM's take on some of the fascinating ways that insects change our world 🔽 blog.publish.csiro.au/influe… #Metamorphosis @CSIROPublishing

Influential Insects: let us count the ways - CSIRO PUBLISHING

Insects may be small, but they're little changemakers. Just take Erica McAlister's word for it.

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Royal Entomological Society@RoyEntSoc
6 Aug 2024
We’re so excited to announce the #InsectGarden at Stratford Cross is ready for visitors large & small. One of the first guests was new #RESAmbassador @lloyd_oftheflies. Can you help find his friends at the #RESGarden? Download @aardman's #BugHunt app 🪰 royensoc.co.uk/news/interact…
People visiting the iridescent dome of the RES Garden at Stratford Cross

ALT People visiting the iridescent dome of the RES Garden at Stratford Cross

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Ross Piper@DrRossPiper
27 Sep 2024
I'm helping the BBC with a new landmark series on terrestrial invertebrates. If there are any fascinating stories you know of or that you're working on, please get in touch. Pls RT.
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Dr Beulah Garner@thiswordistaken
28 Sep 2024
Well it’s been a stellar day here @amentsoc annual #entomology fair. I’ve learned a lot, including woodlice make square poop, collecting roadkill insects can yield interesting data, and the blue death feigning beetle turns brown once it’s dead!
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Dr Erica McAlister@flygirlNHM
29 Sep 2024
Good to see the rather talented @rlewington2 at the @amentsoc Annual Trade Fair & exhibition yesterday You may recognise his work - stand alone art, natural history books & thanks to @RoyalMail Stamps!!!
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Insect Week@insectweek
30 Sep 2024
Fran and Jim, our Senior Outreach and Learning Officer and Resident Entomologist, had a brilliant time at #AESfair @kemptonparkrace 🦋 Thank you to them, our helpers & everyone who visited for a chat about RES work & our publications. #insects #entomology #AmEntSoc @amentsoc
Fran and Jim at the RES stand at #AESfair.

ALT Fran and Jim at the RES stand at #AESfair.

RES publications on the table at the AES Fair

ALT RES publications on the table at the AES Fair
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📢 Exciting news! We're launching the Riverfly Handbook by @bugsymac1 at our Annual Exhibition #AESfair this Sat 28 Sep @kemptonparkrace Join us at 3pm in the Premier Suite (1st Floor) for a recorded talk & online Q&A! Available for a special price from @asmithprint on the day.
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Last chance to book your spot at #aesfair - the UK's oldest insect fair, running since 1939! Join us on Sat, Sep 28, 2024 @kemptonparkrace 11:00 - 16:30 to sell insect pets, equipment, art, and more. Info & booking: bit.ly/AESfair2024
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How many moths on a log can you spot? Do you know their names? Three AES trustees are at Carfest Laverstoke Park this weekend enthusing families about insects and other invertebrates.
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We've supported adding Middlewick Ranges as SSSI. Will you add your name and share too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitio… via @38degrees

Defend the wildlife of Middlewick Ranges

Sitting on the southern edge of Colchester, the Middlewick Ranges is a former Ministry of Defence firing range that has become a much-loved wildlife space in an increasingly congested city. Locally...

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We’re curious to know the thoughts of our community. Your response to the following poll could help to inspire future discussions and activities. Which of the following interest you most:
15% Beetles
46% Butterflies & Moths
31% Bees & Wasps
8% Ants
13 votes • Final results
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Countdown to our Annual Exhibition & Trade Fair! #aesfair🎉Join us @kemptonparkrace Sat 28 Sept 2024, 11:00-16:30. Entry: £6 adults, £3 ages 7-17. Bug Clubbers free!📷Details: bit.ly/AESfair2024 Traders, check your email or message exhibition@amentsoc.org. Please share!
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Butterfly Conservation 🦋@savebutterflies
30 Jun 2024
Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count is nearly here! 🦋 Who's ready? 📷: Will Langdon
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Come & meet a moth with us & @BritEntSoc this Sat 29 June from 10am @DintonPastures then bug hunt in the park. Free to join & no booking needed. See our website for details. #InsectWeek
Graphic with photograph of a moth identification guide book and text with Meet a Moth! AES/BENHS #InsectWeek event Sat 29 June 2024 from 10 am Dinton Pastures Country Park, near Reading, RG10 0TH See our website for details www.amentsoc.org/events. There are logos of the AES, The Bug Club, Insect Week and Royal Entomological Society.

ALT Graphic with photograph of a moth identification guide book and text with Meet a Moth! AES/BENHS #InsectWeek event Sat 29 June 2024 from 10 am Dinton Pastures Country Park, near Reading, RG10 0TH See our website for details www.amentsoc.org/events. There are logos of the AES, The Bug Club, Insect Week and Royal Entomological Society.
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Join us and @BritEntSoc for an #InsectWeek event at @DintonPastures on Sat 29 June from 10 am. All are welcome to Meet a Moth and see what has been found in the moth trap. We will then bug hunt in the country park. No booking needed see amentsoc.org/events/listings… for details.
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