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@mothiduk.bsky.social 1. Small Wainscot 2./3. Common Rustic agg.?

Here’s a photo of just one voting paper which shows how the single transferable vote in proportional representation works in Irish elections. Other countries electorates are amateurs by comparison! Pencils, papers & complete transparency.

Polls close in 90 mins.
Go Vote #GE24

100 followers BlueSky seems worth marking, although randomly I seem to have gained a disproportionately Turkish following (especially relating to Turkish analysis of International Relations)
Teşekkürler!? ❤️🇹🇷

Northern Ireland MPs votes:

DUP
5 against

SDLP
1 for

UUP
1 against

Alliance
1 against

TUV
1 against

A female Priocnemis pertubator wasp standing on a grey plastic material

A male Priocnemis pertubator wasp in close-up, standing on my finger

Spider-hunting Wasps are a fascinating family (Pompilidae) of wasps in Ireland. The largest example of the family here is Priocnemis pertubator (Bristly-legged Spider Hunting Wasp). They are also one of the first of the Pompilidae to emerge each year, normally around April.

The replies are essentially a starter pack of NI women you should be making space for in your feed (both the nominated and some of the women nominating)

Give these top voices a follow. 🙏🤙🌎🐋

go.bsky.app/UPu5PJq

Woohoo! No more excuses, it's time to ROVE. Huge congrats to Andrew Duff for completing this monumental achievement

Long-Term Changes in Nesting Raptor Communities After Construction of Wind Power Projects | doi.org/10.3356/jrr2424 | Journal of Raptor Research | #ornithology 🪶

A black and white image of former UTV political editor Ken Reid in a suit and tie.

Tributes are being paid to veteran journalist Ken Reid, after his family confirmed his death at the age of 69.

Best known as the long-serving political editor of UTV, he has been described as a “towering figure in broadcasting in Northern Ireland”.

➡️https://tinyurl.com/5n7rnnm3

Don't get me wrong, investment in Belfast's public transport services is positive (even if I do have lots of opinions about this new station!), but I can understand why people west of the Bann will be frustrated to see headlines like this while preexisting stations/bus routes in Belfast are upgraded

There is money out there - just not for public transport in the west, it seems.

It would be so great if you could RT my Etsy shop in the twoots below/above. My🌲 jewellery orders usually make up a significant part of my income at this time of yr but the X exodus has meant I’ve only received 1 order-pretty scary income-wise. A small boost would help so much. Thankyou🌿

A Greylag Goose, very close to the camera.

CAN I BE IN YOUR STARTER PACK PLEASE

Happy to help

#LegenDerry

I will reach my final form (Derry Larophile) eventually 😂😂😂

I know it's a little early for an advert on here but this evening I'll be opening my Etsy shop (silverpebble) to take orders for🌲.

I cast real flowers & nature finds in recycled silver & make tiny wearable versions of much-loved bird species.

I'll link to my shop this evening...I ship anywhere🌿

Who wouldn't become an entomology nerd upon seeing that 😍

A brachypterous ichneumon wasp on my hand

Close up of a black and yellow ladybird

A large male Meloe proscarabaeus oil beetle on my hand

Close up of a demure female Andrena cineraria, Ashy Mining Bee.

A question for the roughly 1200 new followers I've gained in the last week...

1. What is your favourite invertebrate? (You don't need to choose from the photos below).

2. Why?

Also parasitic wasps - so diverse and they have such crazy adaptations. Specifically Ruby-Tailed Wasps though, because they really challenge people's perceptions of insects

bird sounds

Graphic for the bus from Belfast to Shannon Airport on Sunday 17th November. Details note it departs from Kennedy Centre Car Park at 07:00 and leaves Shannon at 15:45.

There are ~10 spaces still available on the coach from Belfast to Shannon Airport tomorrow, tickets can be nabbed here:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bus-to-sha...

Research shows that simply looking at the fractal patterns in nature shifts our brains away from fight or flight & into rest/digest mode, alleviating anxiety & helping us recover from stress more quickly.
Zoom in to the pattern detail in my photo, it’ll help if your Friday afternoon’s angst-ridden👇🏼

There had better be gull memes over here

Meme describing Billy Joel asking the crowd if they want to hear new music. The crowd says yes and he says "too bad, same old shit!" And plays Piano Man

New app, same old shit from me! 🐦‍⬛🪲🪸🦋🪶