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Mini-hawks

[featured image] In one of my older posts I banged on about the hunting prowess of some of the solitary wasps and I alluded to the visual acuity of these mini-hawks. This post concerns Ectemnius wasps in particular. These have to be right up there amongst my favourite animals. If …

Stumped

[featured image] Insects underpin all terrestrial habitats, but it’s often difficult to know exactly what things they need to thrive. Often, the habitats these animals need to survive are completely overlooked or demolished by us. Back in the day this wasn’t really a problem as there was lots of habitat …