Christopher Williams

I'm an applied entomologist with interests in insect conservation and biological control.

[Ian Beavis @iancbeavis]

Miller (because it looks like it's covered in flour) & Clouded Border at today's Grosvenor & Hilbert moth morning

[Dr Juliet Turner @juliet_turner6]

Ajax is delighted and flattered that the neighbours put up this huge new climbing frame just for him (don’t tell him).

[Ian Beavis @iancbeavis]

60 species of moths at our Grosvenor & Hilbert Park moth morning today, including 23 Elephant Hawk

[Dr Juliet Turner @juliet_turner6]

My first Substack article is out! 🦋

It contains all my tips and tricks to provide for butterflies all year round. Please share to help it reach others 🙏

https://t.co/63oF5EHpdj

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

It is NOT ok to experiment on kids as young as 11 and make irreversible changes to their bodies.

We must protect children from dangerous ideology.

Conservatives will not just sit back and let this happen. I refuse to believe MPs, if given the chance, would let this continue. That is why we will force a vote, not just to pause this trial but to stop it completely.

[Out of Context Human Race @NoContextHumans]

In China, two teachers are teaching static electricity in a fun way.👏

[Gabriele Corno @Gabriele_Corno]

An exhausted cat clings to a wooden wall during a flood until a rescuer rescues her with the kitten.

[Rambling Ray @ray_rambling]

Special find Cors Goch NNR, Nationally Scarce Bog Waxcap Hygrocybe coccineocrenata. Brilliant Orange-Red Caps, key ID Feature Dark Cap scales. Appears only on Sphagnum moss. Most Records June to August in North Wales Bogs & Catfield Fen Norfolk @s4r4h_l @pam_mcinnes #FungiFriday

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The 4 km-long stretch of river in the city of Yanagawa, Japan is ideal for a relaxing time on a donko boat.

And sometimes the boatmen can show off their skills in a somewhat theatrical way.

[Gabriele Corno @Gabriele_Corno]

The golden retriever, seeing the last duckling struggling with the curbstone, gently helps it over the obstacle.

[Rambling Ray @ray_rambling]

Thrilled to find my first ever Tansy leaf Beetle on this weeks West Sussex visit to Medley Bottom. Rapidly declining species of Unimproved Meadows, just 792 National Records. Also most Beautiful Female Stag Beetle, lovely Chestnut elytra @Buzz_dont_tweet @WildlifeTrusts

[Dr Juliet Turner @juliet_turner6]

I get a lot of comments on my photos of Ajax asking when I will ‘release him’ or if I will ‘ever let him go’ so I want to be clear that there is nothing to release him from.

He is not in a cage or captivity or restrained in any way. The photos I post of him inside the house are when he is choosing to be there and the door or window are open for him.

If he is inside the house that’s because he wants to be. I only close the door at night but that’s after he goes to sleep inside. He could choose to sleep outside.

This is not a bird that I stole from ‘the wild’ so that I can take selfies with it. This is a bird that would normally be semi-habituated and living in towns and gardens. The nest he fell out of was in my garden, and he’s still in the same place now.

I didn’t move him away from his natural habitat. He is in exactly the same area he would have been if he had stayed in his nest. I just made sure he was fed and protected so now he trusts me and likes to spend time with me.

Young magpies usually stay with their parents for several weeks after fledging. Ajax is in that period now. Eventually they leave their parent’s territory to establish their own. He will be fully free to do this if he decides to.

He already forages very well by himself and is an expert invertebrate hunter. He has become very good at digging for worms and even tackling the very big ones.

Unfortunately for me, he now loves fruit so picks and eats the garden strawberries often before I can get to them!🍓

[Dr Juliet Turner @juliet_turner6]

There was once a time I thought I would be eternally and exclusively devoted to insects, but they do say that this day comes for us all eventually…

[Protect the Wild @ProtectTheWild_]

Off stage our founder spoke to Andy Burnham, telling him this Govt is failing for wildlife. And to urge him to do more if he becomes Prime Minister to actually protect animals.

[Nazanin Boniadi @NazaninBoniadi]

The sentencing of singer Parastoo Ahmadi to flogging for the simple act of singing publicly without a hijab and continued execution of protesters is a stark reminder that, despite talk in Washington of a “new regime” in Iran, the Islamic Republic’s machinery of repression remains unchanged.

https://t.co/mtkCajvLQV

[Earth @earthcurated]

194 YEARS OLD. 🤯 Jonathan the tortoise was born around 1832. He has literally lived through the invention of the lightbulb, both World Wars, and the entire internet era. An absolute legend. 🐢👑

[Benonwine @benonwine]

Britain’s churches now suffer more than 10 crimes every single day.

The latest figures show nearly 4,000 offences last year theft, vandalism, burglary, violence.

Yet £117 million has been found for mosque security, our churches which are the backbone of British history and heritage are left vulnerable.

Britain’s churches helped build this nation.

Why are we allowing them to be neglected and targeted, we can’t close our eyes to this anymore like the politicians do.

[Royal Entomological Society @RoyEntSoc]

This Special Interest Group brings together:

🔬 Scientists studying insect nutrition & welfare
🌾 Farmers & food technologists
👩‍⚖️ Experts working on regulation and policy

The #IAFF26 Conference returns to London in November - abstracts & registration 🔽

https://t.co/LVdTuf8DNn

[The Free Speech Union @SpeechUnion]

Many believe we’ve already reached peak woke — but Lionel Shriver tells Lord Young on this week’s episode of the FSU Podcast that the battle is far from over.

Discussing her new novel, Better Life, Shriver argues that immigration remains a subject on which many progressives are unwilling to hear a discouraging word.

She recalls speaking at the Hay Festival, where many of those who asked questions challenged her views on immigration. Yet afterwards, numerous people at the book signing privately expressed their support.

As Shriver notes, many people remain reluctant to challenge prevailing orthodoxies for fear of the social consequences.

Watch the full episode on the Free Speech Union YouTube channel 👇

[Biodiversity Heritage Library @BioDivLibrary]

BHL is featured in the @guardian's Age of Extinction series. The article highlights the extraordinary value of BHL and the urgent need to ensure it remains free and open into the future.

Please read and share: https://t.co/yEcUd7youk 🧪 🌎 📖 🔗 🐟 💚