Here’s one final excerpt from my NEW BOOK. This time, Microdon hoverflies, the curious larvae of which live within ant nests, tucking into the brood. Again, superbly illustrated by Carim Nahaboo. The book is published by Laurence King Publishers, part of the Orion Group. “As adults hoverflies are delicate animals …
The remarkable adaptation of the Scorpion Beetle, Onychocerus albitarsis, the only known stinging beetle that does so with modified antennae.
I realise I’ve been banging on about this, but when you have a NEW BOOK out, you have to, so here’s Another …
Today’s choice titbit from my NEW BOOK is a homage to the Bison Wasps; tiny, tropical and downright outrageous characters that exploit …
Today’s morsel from my NEW BOOK is this beauty – the Bone Skipper Fly – a true Lazarus species that was thought …
Today’s excerpt from my NEW BOOK is the Alder Moth, specifically the caterpillars of this species. This is one of my favourite …
My NEW BOOK is now out in the wild. Secure a copy, or, even better, get someone to buy it for you. …
During our Myanmar expedition, the forest of Tamanthi provided many rich pickings and a number of the specimens I collected there are …
During our BBC/Smithsonian expedition to Myanmar our final destination was the fabled Tamanthi Wildlife Reserve, a 2,500 km2 forest in the north …
[featured image] Surprisingly, there isn’t any government help for single mums in the insect world, so female digger wasps (hymenoptera: sphecidae) wear …