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.
Yellow and black larvae; red and black adults; what am I?
Little sand digger!
Iberian mountain lizard
A decumbent toadflax and its weevil
Thyme broomrape
Pick up a polariser!
Seaside flowers: the good, the bad and the invasive!
Seaside flowers: the good, the bad and the invasive!
Tamarisk: the manna tree
Riverside bugs in Beds
Ray Cannon's nature notes 