#GSB2026 Name drop: New species unveiled faster than you can say Linnaeus YouTube video by Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative

🐜 Name drop: New species unveiled faster than you can say Linnaeus

#GSB2026
youtu.be/0mPvzDbZ13o

☀️ Our delegates enjoyed the outdoors whale watching & riding e-bikes through the coastal countryside!
#GSB2026

Thanks Julia! Great too see you and so glad you had a good time

Ferry from Victoria to Vancouver

A bit sad to leave beautiful Vancouver Island after #GSB2026. Thank you @lindolab.bsky.social and @carlosbarreto.bsky.social for an amazing conference!

🎤 Early Career Showcase II
#GSB2026

We are also present at #gsb2026 ☺️ #soilbiodiversity @gsb2026.bsky.social

David Fernández Calviño @uvigo.bsky.social showing results from our agricultural sites at #bioserviceseu project.

A photo of a reg-legged mite walking on a moss-covered log

This week is #GSB4 #GSB2026, the highlight of the soil biodiversity calendar!

Sadly I couldn't make it this time (the joys of being a new father), so I guess I'll just contribute some photos instead... starting with this beautiful red-legged mite traversing a moss-covered log.

#SoilBiodiversity 🧪

I think this is my favourite conference post so far!!!

#GSB26 @GSBI was a great success! My take homes are 18O tracing is cool. Soil inoculations are outdated, but adding syncomms or natcomms are hip and happening. @lindolab.bsky.social thanks for organizing!

Don’t forget our Early Career Showcase talks in the Theatre. 15 talks over the next three days showcasing up and coming soil biodiversity scientists #gsb2026 @thegsbi.bsky.social @gsb2026.bsky.social

Hey #GSB2026! Want to hear about soil protists? Want to learn more about long-read sequencing and assembling protist genomes? My talk tomorrow morning in the "Technological, Methodological, and Omics Advances - II" session will highlight some recent advancements in these realms 🦠🧬

Right on time for #GSB2026, soil fauna made it to the cover of Nat Eco Evo (great shot by frankashwood.bsky.social). Attendees who have questions on the journal or papers to pitch, feel free to chat to me at the conference. @thegsbi.bsky.social

getting ready for day 2 of #gsb2026 with a mug of Pacific Blend🌱🪱🦠🍄

Reflecting on an incredible first day of #GSB2026 🪱 A warm welcome and official transition of leadership to the new Scientific Chair, @lindolab.bsky.social!

We cannot wait to see what the future holds! Now onto day two 🐜

Looking forward to the upcoming Global Soil Biodiversity Conference in Victoria, Canada - already greeted by some curious locals #GSB2026 #SoilEcology #SoilBiodiversity

Silent auction item is a print by a local artist; also the gift for our keynote speakers. You can place your bids at the registration desk #GSB2026.

Currently at my first @gsb2026.bsky.social conference! Loving this discussion about QUALITY over quantity - we need more [funding for] fundamental science, b/c that’s what populates our databases that *so*much* microbial eco is based off now.
#GSB2026 #GSB4

I will be presenting my work today at 10:45 on multiple combined global change drivers on soil biodiversity and functioning #GSB2026 . @thegsbi.bsky.social Come to discuss super cool results 😀

Don’t forget our Early Career Showcase talks in the Theatre. 15 talks over the next three days showcasing up and coming soil biodiversity scientists #gsb2026 @thegsbi.bsky.social @gsb2026.bsky.social

Thanks you Dave for your warm welcome to our conference!

👥 Registration is open!

Meet the British Society of Soil Science at the Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 12 to 15 April 2026 | Stand number 4

We’re here! Join us at Stand 4 to meet our President Prof. Paul Hallett, and Executive Director Andy Morris —we’d love to say hello.

🔗 https://ow.ly/Qags50YGEeQ

#Biodiversity #Soil #GSB2026

Registration desk for #GSB2026 opens at 2pm, and don’t miss the welcome mixer starting at 6pm. @gsb2026.bsky.social @thegsbi.bsky.social

🏃🏾‍♀️ Are you the type that goes for a run before a long conference day? We got you covered:

globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/attendee-res...

Safe travels to everyone heading to Victoria and the Global Soil Biodiversity conference this week! Can’t wait to see everyone ! @gsb2026.bsky.social #GSB2026 @thegsbi.bsky.social

Informal pub night at #GSB2026. Please join us at the Sticky Wicket (strathconahotel.com/sticky-wicket) around 8pm onwards. Whether for dinner, a drink, or just to continue the conversation, we look forward to seeing you! @gsb2026.bsky.social @thegsbi.bsky.social #soil #biodiversity

A photography of a velvet worm crawling on a moss-covered trunk. The animal is worm-like, with many soft pairs of legs and a pair of long, segmented antennae. All over the animal's body, there are hundreds of multi-coloured lumps, which resemble dress sequins.

I recently discovered this incredible creature while on a night walk in the NZ bush. Known as a 'Velvet Worms', this adorable predator immobilises prey with organic glue fired from turrets on its head!

Oh... and they are basically unchanged in about 400 million years!

#TheWorldBeneathOurFeet 🧪

👀 Check out the conference program at globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/program/

Guys! I was so incredibly lucky to have Frank and Andy sit with me for an interview!

Wanna be inspired to join the visual hunt for the most beautiful creatures on Earth?

Check out the internew here!
doi.org/10.25674/504
@mesofauna.bsky.social
@frankashwood.bsky.social

A screenshot of the title and abstract page of an article in Soil Organisms journal, entitled 'Advocating for the lobe and protection of soil animals through photography: the work of Frank Ashwood and Andy Murray'.

A photograph of a round, hard-bodied mite walking among a cluster of lollipop-shaped slime mold fruiting bodies.

Want to start doing soil animal macrophotography? Or fancy a rare glimpse into mine and @mesofauna.bsky.social's minds?

An article has just dropped in @soilorganismsj.bsky.social, showcasing mine and Andy's love for documenting soil biodiversity! 🧪🪱

Open Access: soil-organisms.org/SO/article/v...