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.
Grasshopper jumps and lands in a spider’s web!
Courtship and Mating in Wood Whites
Mnais damselflies: fighters and sneaks!
False heads and fluffy tails!
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary: What’s in a spot?
Tiger beetles: colour for a purpose
EU migrants: Influx of Silver Y moths
Polymorphic mimics: flies that look like bumblebees
Thick-legged flower beetle males have a vice-like grip!
Water striders – at home on the surface
