Ecologist & Evolutionary Biologist. 🐝 DPhil @ Oxford.https://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mld7soqxdc2eRed Mason Bee (Osmia bicornis) If you zoom into his face you can see how much he sparkles! (& his extra eyes 👁️ 👁️)08 May 2026 07:35 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mld7soqxdc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mlbsrxkhnc2rA quick but very exciting update on my mason bee eggs 🐝🥚07 May 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbsrxkhnc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mlbnimltwc2hSometimes waiting for the mining bees to come out of their burrows takes quite a lot of patience…07 May 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbnimltwc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3ml745qgp322nAn Orange-tailed Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa), with her legs covered in pollen, waiting to take it back into her nest in the lawn.06 May 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml745qgp322nhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3ml6n45jats26My daily lunchtime check in with the mason bee nests: I noticed that a lot of them have a ‘porch’ where the mothers have constructed a sealed cell at the front which doesn’t contain an egg or pollen. I guess it’s an extra line of defence against parasites and predators. Very interesting.06 May 2026 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6n45jats26https://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3ml4tyjhe3k2xDid you know that honeybees communicate through dance? 🐝05 May 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4tyjhe3k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3ml4b3boy722eDear The Royal Entomological Society, I am afraid I can no longer read the wonderful new book on honeybees that I agreed to review because my cat has fallen asleep on it and he is very comfortable and so cannot possibly be moved. Best wishes, Juliet.05 May 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4b3boy722ehttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mkzfn7crqs2bHere are five forms of life I found by looking closely at the branch of an oak tree. 🌳 Mottled Umber Moth (Erannis defoliaria) Spongy Moth (Lymantria dispar) Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata) Striped Oak Bug (Rhabdomiris striatellus) Common Spangle Gall Wasp (Neuroterus quercusbaccarum)04 May 2026 09:53 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzfn7crqs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mkud5oywis2xWe have a wild hedgehog who lives in our garden and is friends with our cat (this isn’t their first meeting, they know each other well)02 May 2026 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkud5oywis2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mkqeqbmtpk2cHave you ever wondered if insects have a concept of beauty? 🦋30 Apr 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqeqbmtpk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mknnz5fhic2ya moment of appreciation for this Ashy Mining Bee’s brilliant moustache29 Apr 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknnz5fhic2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mkkyoxnqwk2kWhen I finish work, the first thing I do is check on the garden bees 🐝28 Apr 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkyoxnqwk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mkk32r77422rFound on the way to the shop yesterday! I think these are caterpillars of the Mottled Umber moth (Erannis defoliaria) This is your sign to look closely at hedgerows as you pass. 😊28 Apr 2026 07:34 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkk32r77422rhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mkirnx2zb22fIn case you didn’t already want to listen to me talk about moths for a minute, this is punctuated by my cat sprinting through the frame approximately every ten seconds!27 Apr 2026 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkirnx2zb22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mki23zhcfk2uNot everything that comes to a moth trap is a moth, but I think I am even more excited when a parasitoid wasp appears. Here is a beautiful Ichneumonid I trapped yesterday:27 Apr 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mki23zhcfk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mkhquszlt22mI’m ready to admit that I haven’t given micro moths as much attention as they deserved. A recent encounter with a Horse-chestnut Leafminer + an opalescent Tachystola acroxantha this morning in the trap have helped me come to this important realisation.27 Apr 2026 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhquszlt22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mkfzane55c2pHave you ever seen a bee egg? Let me show you! 🐝🥚26 Apr 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfzane55c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mkezufjgg22mI met a roe deer in yesterday’s golden hour26 Apr 2026 07:29 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkezufjgg22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mkcrrnvqxk23Another beautiful species of moth that we have in the garden is the Brimstone (Opisthograptis luteolata) 🌙25 Apr 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcrrnvqxk23https://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mkb2frjkjs24The story of the scarlet tigers living in our garden 🐅🦋24 Apr 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb2frjkjs24https://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mk6lbitmsk2oMy first damselfly of this Spring! Freshly emerged from our pond, this is a Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula).23 Apr 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6lbitmsk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mjykmrofvs2kI spent the entire day on Sunday watching mason bees interact in my garden. 🐝 Here’s some of the drama that unfolded:21 Apr 2026 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjykmrofvs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mjw75benvc22Coffee breaks are greatly enhanced if you can step outside and watch bees while the kettle boils ☕️20 Apr 2026 09:53 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw75benvc22https://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mjuhif2mos2iI spent the entire day in the garden watching the mason bees interacting at our bee hotel (it was a day well spent).19 Apr 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuhif2mos2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mjuezvku522hPhotographed today in the garden: A mating pair of Red Mason Bees (Osmia bicornis)💘19 Apr 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuezvku522hhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mjs3vn4jms24I’m having a great time because our lawn is full of bees!18 Apr 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjs3vn4jms24https://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mjkhjckgjk2vJust went to look at my bee house. Someone was there looking right back at me!15 Apr 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkhjckgjk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mjhvjmgs4s2wSometimes the best way to see unusual insects is to just sit beside a flowering plant and wait…14 Apr 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhvjmgs4s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mjfcuwcjc22iThrilled that the local ground-nesting bees have chosen our garden once again as a suitable place to raise their brood🌱 Now let’s wait and see who appears 👀13 Apr 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfcuwcjc22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/juliet-turner.bsky.social/post/3mjcz3ik7fk2h12 Apr 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:geyyw4yllnyjyfg2nu3rim6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcz3ik7fk2h