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.

May 4, 2016February 23, 2018 rcannon992

Eyespots as deflection devices?

May 2, 2016 rcannon992

Palawan peacock-pheasant

May 2, 2016 rcannon992

Harbour sparrows

May 1, 2016 rcannon992

Tour de Yorkshire, Stage 3, May 1st 2016

March 10, 2016 rcannon992

See you down the puddle! Puddling in butterflies.

March 7, 2016 rcannon992

Kaziranga National Park

March 5, 2016 rcannon992

Tame me a Tegu!

March 5, 2016 rcannon992

A fruit loving moth

February 21, 2016 rcannon992

Hug me, squeeze me! Amplexus.

February 21, 2016 rcannon992

The amazing Purple Sandpiper!

February 17, 2016 rcannon992

The slings and arrows of cyber space! (a poem)

February 10, 2016February 20, 2016 rcannon992

Sixth symphony versus the sixth extinction? An essay on biodiversity loss.