Seirian Sumner

@waspwoman.bsky.social

#Behavioural #ecologist; Prof; UCL; weakness for #wasps. Actually, it’s not a weakness.. #Wasplove. Author Endless Forms: Why we should love wasps. http://tinyurl.com/UKwasps #Evolution #Naturewriting #Scicomm #sociality #Genomics

@clairecarvell.bsky.socialReposted by @waspwoman.bsky.social

Ten days left to do a #FITcount in the 2026 @pomscheme.bsky.social survey season! Been watching lots of Ivy bees on the Ivy flowers on our garden fence. Not as many wasps as I remember from previous years. What’s visiting your Ivy? @waspwoman.bsky.social

@stevetypesstuff.bsky.socialReposted by @waspwoman.bsky.social

Nearly #HamOrJam but we didn’t have ham in our cream tea… so just jam!

I put some jam on the pot lid & held it in front of the wasp as she circled our plates. She followed it back to the tray.

I think she’s Vespula vulgaris. Video of her enjoying the jam.

#WaspLove
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@climate-disconnect.bsky.socialReposted by @waspwoman.bsky.social

A brief🧵on wasps. I was annoyed by this story because the pest control guy is holding two beautiful wasp nests that were clearly up in trees, not in someone's garage or on the side of the house. Why remove them? Inspired by @waspwoman.bsky.social, here's my experience this summer with wasps.