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Microfauna

[featured image] [This post is adapted from a book I’ve just finished, which will be published sometime next year by Thames and …

Cryptic goings on…

[featured image] [This post is adapted from a book I’ve just finished, which will be published sometime next year by Thames and …

Flagellation…

[featured image] The intriguing little animal below is the first instar larva of the puss moth (Cerura vinula). The egg that it …

Animal architecture 2

[featured image] In the last post, we were introduced to an industrious, leaf-rolling weevil. This post concerns a related, albeit more glamorous …

Animal architecture 1

[featured image] At this time of year in temperate climes insect activity should be at it peak. Often, the insects themselves may …

Bloaters 2

[featured image] Although the alder leaf beetle (see last post) can swell to rather substantial proportions in an effort to produce lots …

Bloaters 1

[featured image] Leaf beetles (chrysomelids), the often gaudy insects you see sitting on various plants in the summer have only a few …

Microscopic jaws

[featured image] In the last post, we saw a compliant little rotifer getting on with the pressing activity of collecting food. In …