Seeing the deadwood for the trees #AlexRamsay. Top veteran and deadwood Welsh sites: @ChirkCastleNT @NTPowisCastle. In Wales habitat for saproxylic cardinal (Schizotus pectinicornis), bee (Trichius fasciatus) and rare click (Ampedus sanguinolentus) beetles. @CIEEMnet #InvertConf

Sgwrs hynod ddiddorol @abigailjayne26 am ei gwaith ymchwil @walesbotanic a'r defnydd o dechnegau moleciwlaidd i adnabod paill ar gyrff cacwn, gwenyn mêl, gwenyn unigus, a phryfed hofran i ddarganfod pa blanhigion y mae pob grŵp yn ymweld â nhw fwyaf aml. @CIEEMnet #InvertConf

Developing approaches to understanding interspecific interactions. Fascinating talk @AndrewLucas103 @CIEEMnet #InvertConf on using DNA metabarcoding to investigate pollen transport by hoverflies in Welsh grasslands. Great way of determining generalisations and specialisations.

'Back to the Valleys' for final talk @CIEEMnet #InvertConf with former @CUBiosciences student @olds_liam (Conservation Officer @BuglifeCymru): colliery spoil habitats and their invertebrate conservation value. Many iconic species including the 'Maerdy monster' and 'Beddau beast'!

@BillKunin insightful talk on @DRUID_Project @NERCscience - assessing shifts in insect abundance, diversity, functional composition and biomass in both terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems; the causes, consequences and potential remedies of insect declines. @CIEEMnet #InvertConf

Fascinating talk by @ConnorButler, Public Engagement Officer @MoreThanBugs. While living in London I spent so many Saturdays watching invertebrates @theroyalparks. #MissionInvertebrate sets out to support invertebrates, the parks’ most important inhabitants! @CIEEMnet #InvertConf