Author: rcannon992
I am an entomologist with a background in quarantine pests and invasive invertebrates. I studied zoology at Imperial College (University of London) and did a PhD on the population dynamics of a cereal aphid (Metopolophium dirhodum) in the UK. I spent 5 years with the British Antarctic Survey studing cold hardiness of Antarctic invertebates and 17 years with the Food and Environment Research Agency. My main interests now are natural history, photography, painting and bird watching.
A kaleidoscope of commas!
Nursery web spiders
Bumblebees and flower tubes: a tale of two honeysuckles.
Hoverflies as pollinators
The astonishing Arctic tern
Humble bees in a cold climate: Icelandic bumblebees
Extra-floral nectaries on guelder rose: serving the community
Stripy legs, stripy antennae, and other disruptive features!
How to spend the summer: aphid dimorphs
Miraculous meristems!
Ray Cannon's nature notes 