[featured image] Whilst camping in Cornwall recently we found this earthworm thrashing about in the turf. I thought nothing of it initially, but on closer inspection the poor worm was writhing about to shake off an attacker, none other than the larva of a flesh fly that had sunk it’s …
[featured image] Tiger beetles come in all shapes and sizes, but on the whole they’re rather elegant, fine-limbed animals. With this said, some of their number are real brutes and perhaps the most brutish of all are the African Manticora species (for a sense of scale here’s one behaving nicely …
[featured image] [This post is adapted from a book I’ve just finished, which will be published sometime next year by Thames and …
[featured image] [This post is adapted from a book I’ve just finished, which will be published sometime next year by Thames and …
[featured image] The intriguing little animal below is the first instar larva of the puss moth (Cerura vinula). The egg that it …
[featured image] In the last post, we were introduced to an industrious, leaf-rolling weevil. This post concerns a related, albeit more glamorous …
[featured image] At this time of year in temperate climes insect activity should be at it peak. Often, the insects themselves may …
[featured image] Although the alder leaf beetle (see last post) can swell to rather substantial proportions in an effort to produce lots …
[featured image] Leaf beetles (chrysomelids), the often gaudy insects you see sitting on various plants in the summer have only a few …
[featured image] In the last post, we saw a compliant little rotifer getting on with the pressing activity of collecting food. In …