Amateur Entomologists' Society

08/03/2026

📣 Exciting news!

🐞 This year's Insect Show has been confirmed for 14th November at the University of Derby.

🐝 More details to follow closer to the date of the show but pop it in your diary for now!

07/03/2026

06/03/2026

It's tomorrow! The Staffordshire Invertebrate Science Fair is at a new venue in Meir, Staffordshire. Filled with free, family friendly, displays, talks and activities, including the Young Verrall Lecture run by us and the Come and say hi!

28/11/2025

Interesting upcoming talk:

Capturing the natural world on film is always challenging, though never more so than when filming insects. They’re tiny, often elusive and live their lives out of sight. Yet those tiny lives are extraordinary and the more we see, the more we appreciate how truly sophisticated the little creatures ...

08/11/2025

It's today! Our Trustee will be there with her hissing cockroaches and leaf litter to rummage in for invertebrates. Come and say hi and find out about

24/10/2025

Well be at the Annual Insect Show Sat 8th November, come and say hi!

04/10/2025

Did you attend our AES Exhibition & Trade Fair last Saturday? If so we’d love to hear your thoughts! Fill in our survey here: https://forms.gle/8uZMuJAH4GSA4uaF8

Thank you!

We’d love to hear your thoughts! Your responses are optional and anonymous. For enquiries, email: Exhibition Team: [email protected] General enquiries: [email protected]

30/08/2025

🦋 Our 2025 AGM & Members' Day was absolutely buzzing - thanks to everyone who joined us as part of Cambridge University’s Zoology Live: Insectopia! 🐛🦗

It was a fantastic celebration of insect life, with talks from leading entomologists, behind-the-scenes tours of the museum, live insects to handle, minibeast hunts in Coe Fen, and stands from other societies with locally trapped moths and information on conservation projects.

Whether you were there in person or couldn’t make it this time, you can now catch up on the talks on our YouTube playlist: bit.ly/AGM2025Talks

Want to know more about what the day was like? The Zoology Museum has a great write-up here: bit.ly/InsectopiaRecap and AES members can read a write up in the September Bulletin.

And if you’re keen to join us next time - or explore other upcoming events - like our huge AES Exhibition on the 27th September - head to our website: www.amentsoc.org/events

Thanks again to our brilliant hosts Museum of Zoology, Cambridge and to everyone who helped make the day such a success.

The 2025 AGM and Members' Day was held as part of Cambridge University Zoology Live Insectopia! This included talks, behind the scenes tours, live insects to...

04/04/2025

POSTPONED! Unfortunately our Young Entomologists' Day, originally for Sat 26 April has been postponed. A new date will be released as soon as we know it. Apologies for any inconvenience.

🦋 Know a young insect fan? Join us for the Young Entomologists' Day at the World Museum on Saturday 26 April 2025!

🕷️ Go behind the scenes
🪲 Explore fascinating insect specimens
🐛 Meet fellow bug lovers
✨ Young people are also welcome to give a short talk or share a project — if they’d like to!

🎟️ Free to attend – book your place here: https://forms.office.com/r/pMCzYwQpTj

09/03/2025

Unable to visit for Dr. Ben Clunie's Young Verrall Lecture with us & The Royal Entomological Society? No worries! It's now available on YouTube 🎉 Watch here: https://youtu.be/xGtsES0xmWI?si=LQXlRPF524bYP4tZ Discover the fascinating relationships between plants and insects in this talk for ages 7-11!

28/02/2025

🐞 It's tomorrow! 🐞
Join us at the Staffordshire Invertebrate Science Fair at University of Staffordshire this Saturday 1st March, 10:30am – 4pm!

There'll be lots of invertebrate-themed activities and talks throughout the day, including the Young Verrall Lecture at 2:30pm with Dr Ben Clunie, organised by us and The Royal Entomological Society

We'll be there with freebies and cockroach cuddles – come and say hi!