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.

June 30, 2019August 26, 2019 rcannon992

Eucalyptus: one of the drivers of deforestation in Brazil

June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 rcannon992

A stroll along the Rio Sor looking for butterflies

June 6, 2019January 20, 2020 rcannon992

Coitus interruptus or coitus disturbus?!

June 2, 2019June 2, 2019 rcannon992

Big blistering beetle

May 27, 2019May 28, 2019 rcannon992

Musings on a syrphid

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 rcannon992

Images of Spring

April 26, 2019February 11, 2020 rcannon992

Butterflies and climate change

April 11, 2019April 14, 2019 rcannon992

How to build a butterfly!

March 17, 2019December 10, 2024 rcannon992

Dragonfly eyes

February 28, 2019 rcannon992

Distractive markings on lepidopteran wings

February 15, 2019 rcannon992

Painted ladies on tour – butterfly migration

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 rcannon992

Sexual dimorphism: when Mr and Mrs butterfly dress differently!