Dipterist, Entomologist, presenter, author, museum lover Principal Curator, Flies and fleas, Natural History Museum, London, UK https://bsky.app/profile/flygirlnhm.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/flygirlnhm.bsky.social/post/3mllizsk5uc2iInsect Day - A Story of 24 Hours & 24 Hexapod Lives - written by me & Illustrated by Natalie McIntyre Each chapter introduces 1 insect during 1 hour, highlighting how 24 different species spend their time Due out in Oct 2026 but available now to pre-order https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/I/bo271348363.html11 May 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:ojr4333u7kbpr7dzbgexso74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllizsk5uc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/flygirlnhm.bsky.social/post/3mldvytvxus2sThis makes me soooooo happy I believe it is true - all love him [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:ojr4333u7kbpr7dzbgexso74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldvytvxus2shttps://bsky.app/profile/flygirlnhm.bsky.social/post/3ml6ymbc42k2uMistress Malaise was well overdue a make-over. A battering over the last three weeks resulted in a fatal injury…. But now, with a new net, invertebrate sampling can recommence. Long term studies over the seasons give amazing insights into our fauna06 May 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:ojr4333u7kbpr7dzbgexso74/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6ymbc42k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/flygirlnhm.bsky.social/post/3ml6bgfacoc2tFieldwork with the @nhm-london.bsky.social entomologists. It’s very cold and so we are all just huddled around the moth trap06 May 2026 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:ojr4333u7kbpr7dzbgexso74/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6bgfacoc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/flygirlnhm.bsky.social/post/3mkrnyj6dyk2oSadly the folks at @lstmnews.bsky.social wouldn’t let me have this! A stunning collection of insect vector species in resin - featuring many different parts of the life cycle including a copulating couple of Tsetse This historic teaching resource is gorgeous01 May 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:ojr4333u7kbpr7dzbgexso74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrnyj6dyk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/flygirlnhm.bsky.social/post/3mkrnjv6rak2oI’ve just had the pleasure of visiting @lstmnews.bsky.social & it was great! Excellent folks The stainglass window features the original logo - installed in 1915 but recently renovated. Tickled to find out no one is totally sure what the artist was thinking… https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/news-events/news/the-restoration-of-a-window-to-the-world01 May 2026 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:ojr4333u7kbpr7dzbgexso74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrnjv6rak2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/flygirlnhm.bsky.social/post/3mkpygsgc5s2wThree lovely predators for #worldrobberflyday from South Africa. Dasophrys sp (probably) 30+ spp recognised Damalis sp is in a bigger genus (100+) but the smallest fly Neolophonotus - 280 species, just found in Southern Africa! Thanks @tdikow.bsky.social for ids @dipterists.bsky.social30 Apr 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:ojr4333u7kbpr7dzbgexso74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpygsgc5s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/flygirlnhm.bsky.social/post/3mkp7srsjqs25At the @nhm-london.bsky.social we have an impressive collection of Asilidae & are continually asked for digital loans i.e. images of our specimens This one amused me. It so lived up to its name, Asilis contortus, its abdomen is separated - a proper magicians assistant! #WorldRobberflyDay30 Apr 2026 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:ojr4333u7kbpr7dzbgexso74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkp7srsjqs25https://bsky.app/profile/flygirlnhm.bsky.social/post/3mkoznte7p226GO BIG, GO BOLD Its #WorldRobberflyDay - a celebration of the most attractive predators on this planet (no bias) Here is the aptly named Heligmonevra forcipata (Meijere, 1916) - an impressive terminalia club with formidable 'pincers' Mostly an Oriental & afrotropical genus (69 spp)30 Apr 2026 06:52 +0000at://did:plc:ojr4333u7kbpr7dzbgexso74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkoznte7p226https://bsky.app/profile/flygirlnhm.bsky.social/post/3mknyjhxmms2rBeguiling artwork about beeflies [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:ojr4333u7kbpr7dzbgexso74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknyjhxmms2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/flygirlnhm.bsky.social/post/3mkchesk2w22tIt’s with a heavy heart that I tell you that on Thursday 23 April 2026 Peter Chandler, one of the most eminent Dipterists & all round amazing person, died after a fall at his home Peter’s passing will be a huge loss to the Diptera community. Such an intelligent, witty & kind man. A huge loss25 Apr 2026 06:53 +0000at://did:plc:ojr4333u7kbpr7dzbgexso74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkchesk2w22thttps://bsky.app/profile/flygirlnhm.bsky.social/post/3mk3ur4j6jc26What a gorgeous male (the females are rather different) - Eristalis intricaria - the fluffiest of the genus. Saw this hover on Gat the Le Grand Pré Nature Reserve, Guernsey, on monday whilst bumbling along with @thegsyscientist.bsky.social & Andy Smith22 Apr 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:ojr4333u7kbpr7dzbgexso74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3ur4j6jc26https://bsky.app/profile/flygirlnhm.bsky.social/post/3mjudl326rs2cAll cows are curious idiots. Just trying to take a nice video of a dung pat but these cows scared all of the flies away!! Oh Guernsey19 Apr 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:ojr4333u7kbpr7dzbgexso74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjudl326rs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/flygirlnhm.bsky.social/post/3mjthlerpm227Formica pratensis, the black-backed meadow ant on Guernsey- mega-industrious ladies! They were in the UK but disappeared in the 80’s These colonies have been flagged to ensure that they are not strimmed by council workers & this also helps to show the public where these charismatic ants live19 Apr 2026 07:46 +0000at://did:plc:ojr4333u7kbpr7dzbgexso74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjthlerpm227https://bsky.app/profile/flygirlnhm.bsky.social/post/3mjmp7abmgs22Today I was scanned. Just like we have done with the flies, I too have been scanned but not for making large models - NO, I’m to be miniaturised #3DPrinting16 Apr 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:ojr4333u7kbpr7dzbgexso74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmp7abmgs22https://bsky.app/profile/flygirlnhm.bsky.social/post/3mjfid2moys25Ohhhh tomorrow you can listen to Lee Davies and myself talking flies and fungi with Sue Perkins & Sara Pascoe Nature Table - Tuesday April 14th - 6.30pm on BBC Radio 4 🪰🍄 Much fun was had recording this 😎 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002tzqf?fbclid=IwdGRjcARKEkxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEesR1noD_OLp8dmCsp6-yPFzPLhcqzSkm4N8davcmZe8vVn4RpBxcmG-BCTDE_aem_le9fe5tNNZbJsY8WLYPuWg13 Apr 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:ojr4333u7kbpr7dzbgexso74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfid2moys25https://bsky.app/profile/flygirlnhm.bsky.social/post/3mjd6lsxnc22bIs it a particularly good year for bluebells or have I just found the motherwood…. Some beauty to counter the bleakness…12 Apr 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:ojr4333u7kbpr7dzbgexso74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd6lsxnc22b