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Tim Cockerill

@DrTimCockerill

Zoologist, circus and sideshow performer, presenter, photographer, collector of curiosities. Flea circus and fire-eating a speciality.

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Joined June 2013
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Arachnophobes beware: spider season is here 🕷 big thanks to @DrTimCockerill for answering all my creepy crawly questions 🕸 metro.co.uk/2021/09/01/what-… via @MetroUK

What are the most common spiders found in the UK - and are any dangerous?

Arachnophobes beware! Spider season is here.

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@AirbusRed @BBCScienceNews Another name for the ogre-faced spider (Deinopis spp.) is the net-casting spider. It weaves an intricate web about the size of a postage stamp and sits in wait, holding one corner in each of its four front legs. #papuanewguinea #wildlife #photography
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What's the truth about spiders in our homes? bbc.in/2BlHYnO
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The legend that is @DrTimCockerill of @UniSouthWales explained why spiders are vitally important to our environment on @BBCRadioWales this morning. Hear more 21 minutes into the show. bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bgfy6…

BBC Radio Wales - Good Morning Wales, 18/08/2018

Breakfast news, sport, weather and travel.

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Why is the Praying mantis the ultimate predator? Find out in our short film with @DrTimCockerill #NIW2018 youtube.com/watch?v=BCOABIaJ…
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Insect Week@insectweek18 Jun 2018
Why is the Praying mantis the ultimate predator? Find out in our short film with @DrTimCockerill #NIW2018 youtube.com/watch?v=BCOABIaJ…
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We're excited for National Insect Week! How are you taking part in #NIW2018? nationalinsectweek.co.uk/
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😱 It’s horsefly season… here’s EVERYTHING you need to know from @DrTimCockerill
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FameLab@FameLab28 Feb 2018
Our host @DrTimCockerill explaining his passion with some showmanship!
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PEP Talk@PublicengageSU28 Feb 2018
Insects that look like Elvis @DrTimCockerill presenting @FameLab @OrielScience @The_Waterfront @SwanseaUScience @SwanseaUni
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Darwin Centre@darwincentre2 Feb 2018
Great meeting with Dawn & @DrTimCockerill from @UniSouthWales one of their PhD students Daisy showed us the DNA analysis they've been doing on samples from @ManorWildlife #STEM #partnerships #unilife
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Mary Gagen@maryhgagen24 Jan 2018
What a fab evening! Congrats to #FameLabSwansea participants, thx to judges @DrTimCockerill @timrutter & Ruth Callaway, @scimadesimple Becky Holmes, @SwanseaUni @The_Waterfront @bishos for making it all happen! And @chris_allton & me got to watch & learn & cheer. Lots! @FameLab
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Karen Garvey@KGarvey2024 Oct 2017
Fantastic speech by zoologist, presenter & circus performer @DrTimCockerill at launch of Wildlife Photographer of the Year @mshedbristol – at Bristol, England
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@DrTimCockerill kicking off #insectfest Bristol this evening. The wonder of fleas and the smallest show on earth bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristo…
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Chris Jeffs@CTJeffs22 Sep 2017
The wonderful @DrTimCockerill presenting his amazing Flea Circus! Kicking off #InsectFestival with @RoyEntSoc @bristolmuseum – at Bristol, England
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Insects today: from flea's genitalia to can locusts survive in a peach tin? on R4 4.30pm with @DrTimCockerill @DaveGorman @chumpymaggot
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Next podcast of my new BBC series TheEvidence is up. @drtimcockerill and I ask whether we should all be vegetarian. bbc.in/2pzub5P
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Alice Gray@AliceJaneGray23 Feb 2017
Well done to Carol Glover! Her talk a about rust worms was fascinating @DrTimCockerill @Techniquest @FameLab
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Alice Gray@AliceJaneGray23 Feb 2017
The judging is done - a quick pop quiz before the winner of the @FameLab regional is announced! @DrTimCockerill @Techniquest
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Ellie from @PorthCounty meets @DrTimCockerill and the Madagascan Hissing Cockroach and the Giant African Millipede!
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