Andy Jukes

*It's Arrived!* After the longest gestation period of all my books - an advance copy of 'Grasshoppers', and it looks pretty fantastic. So, very pleased.

@Mike_Fabricant there is no actually truth in what Trump said, you dipstick.

The UN is a joke. First, they switched off the escalator when Trump arrived. Then they switched off his teleprompter. So #Trump ad-libbed and gave it to them with both barrels. A few home truths about immigration, green energy, and the #Labour Mayor of London. A man who believes what he says.

long time, no 'tweet'! I'm looking for a new LED light source for my microsocope set up. It has been a long time since I last looked in to this having had a Burnel cold light source for many years but which has died. Anyone with any reommcnedation for alternatives?

@FryRsquared I see you are on x as much as I am so this is a long shot, but….do you do ‘old school ‘ signed photos? It’s my best mate’s 50th and you are his fave TV scientist (don’t tell Brian!) sooo, any chance of a signed photo Hannah? If you see this, please message me. A.

@UK_CEH hi, Pantheon is down today. Any idea if it'll be up and running for this afternoon? Got a training course and was hoping to use it!

Any early years invertebrate ecologists looking for survey work? Please get in touch. Looking to offer survey work experience (paid). Plenty of survey work across the UK this year. Need a good foundation in ID, and especially Diptera to Family level. @HAU_Entomology @hatbirder

The final piece of the jigsaw is complete - the talks. We have a busy schedule of talks next Saturday (March 1st). Something for everyone including the Young Verrall Lecture presented by @benclunie from @HAU_Entomology.You can find out more on our Facebook page (@staffsbugfest)

Hi all, I'm seeking some advice from the hive mind. Does anyone have any experience of solar-powered irrigation systems or any irrigation systems for that matter. Any practical advice on reliable systems, dos-don'ts etc.. very welcomed. @GWandShows

@RachelReevesMP Pitiful @UKLabour sinking deep in to the tory playbook of blaming environmental protection for all manner of problems from lack of housing to development overspend. You know full well delays and overspend have nothing to do with ecology. Shame. On.You.

Growth is our national mission, to get more money in people's pockets. We're going further and faster to get Britain building, unlocking critical national infrastructure projects and stopping the blockers who have stifled growth for too long. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

New, fabulously illustrated spider book out now. The @BritishSpiders will be at @SISF_2025 on March 1st with @Megabunus representing the harvestmen.

Dave and Ellie will be on the BDS stand again this year and will be happy to tell you more about Chartley Moss SSSI and its important white-faced darters. @sisf is a FREE event run by Staffordshire Invertebrate Group. It is on Saturday March 1st Staffordshire University.

You can find more about the Staffordshire Invertebrate Science Fair on our page. It is a free invertebrate conservation event hosted at Staffordshire University and run by @StaffsInverts . It is on Saturday March 1st. Perfect for all ages and levels of interest.

Staffordshire is home to one of the scarcest of all the dragonflies, the white-faced darter. It is so scarce that reintroductions have taken place to former sites in Cheshire to try to support the declining species. It can be found in Staffordshire at Chartley Moss SSSI.

As wood ants become increasingly rare, there R things we can do. 1 is actually move nests from sites with strong populations & (re-)introduce them to other suitable woods. @ConopsEnto did just this. Moving wood ants is tried and tested. Need to consider this in Staffs.

Loads going on again at this year's @SISF_2025. Some fab talks and all the usual stalls and societies in attendance. Nice to have a few new societies and faces coming too to keep growing and evolving the event. Saturday March 1st, @staffsuni and hosted by @StaffsInverts.

1 of the most rewarding parts of being an invertebrate ecologist is helping create new habitat for species. Here is a site @ConopsEnto advised on 2 help rare dingy skipper butterflies. There is now a thriving colony of the species using this new site.

@ConopsEnto will also be on hand as usual to talk to anyone who would like to get a career in invertebrate ecology.