Dr Tim Cockerill
Entomologist | Broadcaster | Photographer
Tim makes a living by documenting and communicating the spectacular diversity of life on earth. He is a field naturalist, lecturer and presenter. Tim works as a scientific consultant and insect wrangler in TV and Film, and is Senior Lecturer in Natural History at Falmouth University.
He has a PhD in tropical insect ecology from the University of Cambridge and is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society.
Tim also has a not-so-secret side career as a circus and sideshow performer.
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TV and Radio
On screen and on the air. Tim appears regularly on TV, radio and online as entomologist, zoologist and presenter.
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Scientific Consultant
Tim works as scientific consultant and advisor for TV programmes, exhibitions and shows.
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Insect Wrangler
The world’s strangest job title? Animal handler, insect wrangler, bug wrangler. Engineering complex behaviour in the studio or on location.
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Photography
Tim is an award-winning photographer and has taken pictures of insects and other animals in over 30 countries.
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Curiosities!
Flea circuses, dressed fleas, flire eating, street performances. A not-so-secret side career…
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Talks and Shows
Tim is an accomplished and in-demand public speaker. Find out more about talks and shows here.
