Beetle Morphology
Beetles are one of the most successful animals on the planet, with approximately 400,000 known species globally! Their success can be linked to their huge diversity in form and their ability to adapt to different environments. This video introduces you to beetle anatomy, exploring the key features that make a beetle a beetle! Learn more about these fascinating animals https://www.field-studies-council.org... This educational video has been developed by the Field Studies Council BioLinks project, thanks to funding from the Royal Entomological Society and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Made in collaboration with Eco Sapien.
Natural History Live is a series of online natural history talks run by the Field Studies Council. These talks explore a range of subjects, such as species identification, ecology, conservation or wildlife monitoring. These are interactive talks with a live Q&A segment between attendees and the speaker following the talk. Find out more at https://www.fscbiodiversity.uk/natural-history-live
The FSC Biological Recording Guidance Series explores the basics of biological recording and some of the surveying techniques that can be used by both new and experienced biological recorders.

Catch Invertebrates on the Ground

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Catch Invertebrates on Vegetation

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What is a Biological Record?

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Why are Biological Records Important?

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How to submit a Biological Record

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Each year the British Entomological & Natural History society team up with the London Natural History Society to host a lecture in honour of the late Brad Ashby. In 2020 the Field Studies Council hosted the lecture on behalf of BENHS/LNHS in the first ever virtual lecture (due to social distancing and large gathering restrictions resulting from the covid-19 pandemic). LNHS website: http://www.lnhs.org.uk/ BENHS website: https://www.benhs.org.uk/ FSC website: https://www.field-studies-council.org/

I Am NOT A Spider!

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Wingtip Decoys and Stealth Cloaks

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These three talks were part of a webinar to celebrate World Earthworm Day 2020 (21st October) organised by the Earthworm Society of Britain and the Field Studies Council. This webinar was all about vermicomposting (earthworm composting) and the role earthworms can play in helping us deal with our waste. You can find out more about world Earthworm day from the earthworm Society of Britain website: https://www.earthwormsoc.org.uk/worldwormday

2. Wiring the electronics

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3 Cutting out the bucket lid

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4 Making the baffles and lamp holder

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5. Assembly

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The FSC Identikit provides a way to create web-based identification resources driven by spreadsheets of knowledge on a groups of animals, plants and fungi. (It was formerly known as the 'Tom.bio ID Visualisation Framework' or 'TomBio ID Framework'.)