Sightings The past 12 months have been an interesting time for wild deer sightings on the island with numerous new reports of their presence. Roe deer have been seen at multiple locations across...
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Mosquitos, commonly seen as a nuisance in most parts of the country, might be more dangerous than that designation implies. Due in part to global climate change and local fluctuations in temperature, certain...
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Forensic entomology is the use of insects as evidence in legal cases. There are numerous applications for such evidence, for example, as cruelty indicators in animal welfare cases, and perhaps most notably as...
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The concept Since the 1990’s, researchers have explored the viability of training bees and wasps to detect – and indicate the presence of – particular ‘target’ odours. Though there are numerous potential applications...
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A few days ago I went for a very nice walk around a nearby reservoir in what was unseasonably very warm sunshine. The warmth and light had predictably brought all the insects out...
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BBC Springwatch presenter Martin Hughes Games has accused Planet Earth 2 of being “a disaster for wildlife” in a recent Guardian article which has sparked a bit of a debate. He has labelled...
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With 71% of our planet covered in water, there is little surprise that we have affectionately named ourselves ‘the blue planet’. For something that takes up some much space (360,600,000 km2 to be...
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It’s a famous quote from Jackie Kennedy. “Pearls are always appropriate.” Indeed. A piece of jewellery so fine and yet so simple that it can be worn with anything to any occasion. In...
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After a female burying beetle, Nicrophorus vespilloides, eggs hatch, the beetle will go through a temporary period of infertility. When she does she will also release a hormone that works as an anti-aphrodisiac,...
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The goldenrod crab spider, also known as the flower crab spider, Misumena vatia, captured my attention when I learnt of its colour changing ability. Such an unusual trait for a British spider, I...
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