Tanyptera Trust: Introduction to some lesser-known invertebrates
Online via Zoom
There are over 32,000 insect species known in Britain, many of which are familiar, easily recognised and well recorded. This is reflected by the Biological Records Centre supporting something in the region of 66 recording schemes for terrestrial insect groups. But there are also many lesser-known species which perhaps escape the eye and evade popular appreciation. Currently only 14 recording schemes consider such non-insect groups. If you want a glimpse into the world of Psocids, Coccids, False scorpions, Flatworms, Mites, Thrips and Myriapods - among others - then tune in. The presentation will be followed by an interactive question and answer session.
Paul Richards has most recently worked as Ecological Monitoring Officer for Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust and undertaken research in urban biodiversity and bird reproduction at the University of Sheffield. He was previously Senior Curator of Natural History at Museums Sheffield. Paul has nearly 40 years experience as a professional zoologist, curator and ecologist specialising in ground invertebrates. He is Sorby Natural History Society recorder for Millipedes, Centipedes, Woodlice, Harvestmen, and Pseudoscorpions and author of the FSC guide to British Harvestmen. He also wrote the BMIG guide to millipedes, centipedes and woodlice as well as a new atlas of Dragonflies of the Sheffield area. He is an active contributor to a number of Facebook invertebrate groups and is a passionate advocate of biological recording.