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.

January 4, 2018 rcannon992

Leaf butterfly: caught in the net!

December 13, 2017 rcannon992

Swallowtails in Galicia: Subspecies and generations

November 29, 2017November 29, 2017 rcannon992

Resin bugs: walking sticky traps

October 17, 2017 rcannon992

Frisky skippers: courtship of the Lulworth skipper.

October 15, 2017 rcannon992

Bumblebee grooming

October 11, 2017 rcannon992

Spiders, silk and packed lunches

October 7, 2017October 7, 2017 rcannon992

Beetle and mite team

October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 rcannon992

Sand-hoppers playing possum

October 3, 2017 rcannon992

Asian hornets fighting over an apple

September 5, 2017 rcannon992

Mating Gatekeepers

September 3, 2017 rcannon992

Asian hornets in Galicia

September 2, 2017September 2, 2017 rcannon992

Rock (and roll!) Grayling