What is Life Without the Fly?
Remember that pesky fly? You know which one I mean, the one that got squished and smudged on your window screen? Or how about the one that landed on your plate, “I don’t...
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It’s not a love bite! Horse-flies: What they are, why they bite and what to do once bitten
Horse-flies are part of the insect order Diptera. Diptera is the order for all true flies. True flies are defined as flying insects that only use one pair of wings. They are also...
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A Quick Guide to- the Common Cockchafer
The common cockchafer, Melolontha melolontha, is a rather large beetle that flies about noisily, emitting a loud whirring noise. It is more commonly known as the May Bug and it gets this...
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A Dragonfly a Day- Emperor Dragonfly
Originally published 05/07/2015. Today’s dragonfly has been chosen as it is the largest species of dragonfly we have here in the UK. The Emperor Dragonfly, Anax imperator, can reach up to 84mm in...
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A Helping Hand For Garden Wildlife – Autumn
We’re now in the middle of autumn and while the high wildlife activity from the summer months has begun to slow down, there are still lots of things we can all do to...
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And the UK’s Favourite Insect is…
This year the Royal Society of Biology asked the British public to choose their favourite creepy crawly as part of its campaign to raise awareness of the impact of pesticides, reducing habitat and...
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“There is no blue without yellow and without orange” A reintroduction success story.
When Van Gogh wrote this to Emile Bernard, he was actually referring to colour. However, switch one the latter colours to red and he could easily have been talking about the Large Blue...
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