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.
Canoodling bee-grabbers
Chasing leopards by the falls!
Wild at heart: the Giant honey bee
Hitching a ride on a giant wasp
Ant-attended aphids
A trick of the tail!
A trick of the tail!
Black-rimmed snout hoverfly: the Heineken Fly!
Oak apple galls
Stabilmenta: spider’s web decorations
Ray Cannon's nature notes 