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.
The ivy league! Insects nectaring on Hedera helix.
A see-through hoverfly and other imperfect wasp mimics
Is that an adaptation you’re wearing?! The thick-legged hoverfly.
Love or harassment? Courting Green-veined white butterflies
Two-way teasels
Cover me in pollen: bumblebees nectaring on thistles
Courtship kissing in pigeons
Mayflies: making the most of a short life!
Bees on bramble flowers
The genome of the banded demoiselle
Ray Cannon's nature notes 