In scientific terms, the group of arthropods (animals with exoskeletons) which bear just six legs are sensibly called ‘Hexapods’ -meaning six-footed. Chances are you learned in school that all these animals with six...
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People of Britain, have you noticed ‘swarms of ladybirds this year? Do you have masses of these red and black beetles on your house…even coming inside uninvited? You are not alone. It sounds like...
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This week I made my TV debut on none other than BBC’s the One Show. I was one of a team of keen ecologists tasked with finding a suite of rare invertebrates in...
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From False widows to Asian hornets, tales of ‘invasions’ of creepy-crawlies are a staple of the British tabloids and online news channels. The latest to find themselves in the spotlight are Daddy longlegs....
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Life is hard for a female solitary bee. From the day she leaves her mother’s nest, she has only a few frantic weeks to mate, construct her own nest cells, stock them with...
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