Although the Lulworth skipper (Thymelicus acteon) has a very restricted distribution in the UK – along the south coast of Dorset … More
Month: October 2017
Bumblebee grooming
Looking at this photograph of a bumblebee with a sprinkling of pollen grains on its head, made me wonder, how … More
Spiders, silk and packed lunches
We rather take spiders for granted. We are all aware of them in our homes and gardens; some people like … More
Beetle and mite team
Flip over one of these beautiful dung beetles – which are found in northern Spain – and more often than … More
Sand-hoppers playing possum
The European sand flea or sand-hopper, Talitrus saltator (Montagu, 1808) is an amphipod crustacean (Family Talitridae; Order Amphipoda) which lives on … More
Asian hornets fighting over an apple
Asian hornets (Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836) are an invasive species from China which have recently become very abundant in Galicia in Spain … More
