ALT Vladimir in the field, with his sweep net positioned over his head, whilst he aspirates tiny flies into his collecting tube.
ALT Vladimir standing near a small waterfall surrounded by dense vegetation, peering into his sweep net.
ALT Close-up of a preserved Fungus gnat specimen (Mohelia species). a 1mm scale bar indicates how small these insects are... roughly 3mm!
ALT Iain is wearing a burnt-orange jumper and a smile, proudly holding the printed publication in his hands, which features a black fly on the cover. He is stood in the entomology store with rows of green cabinets behind him and a drawer of Lance flies sit on the white bench top in front of him.
ALT A rainbow flag composed of cropped images of flowers from the National Museums Collection Centre. In order from red to violet: Poppy, Fox and Cubs, Birds-foot trefoil, Yellow rattle, Speedwell and Northern Marsh orchid.
ALT Nick Fraser walking beside rows of white compactors housing the collection.
ALT Vladimir Blagoderov being shown samples of dry fungus by Andy Taylor.
ALT Racking containing some of the soil collections at the James Hutton Institute.
ALT Bob Goodey and Vladimir Blagoderov examine soil samples.
ALT A dark museum gallery space with metal and mesh panels reminiscent of a sci-fi setting. A large central figure is a humanoid alien with two trunk-like appendages on its head wrapped in an orange straightjacket. It is flanked by two Daleks clinging to the wall, resembling a mix of spider, lobster, and insect.
ALT A view of some of the invertebrate collection, with white shelves of glass jars, containing crustaceans and other marine invertebrates, preserved in alcohol.
ALT A view of the fluid store at the National Museums Collection Centre. On one side of the room are rows of compactors, holding white metal shelves loaded with specimens. The other side of the room has a long white lab bench, with many jars of curated specimens on it (temporarily displayed for a tour) and above it, shelving storing our empty glassware.
ALT A close-up of a jar containing small glass vials of hoverfly pupae and larvae preserved in alcohol. They are accompanied by lots of labels.
