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.

September 28, 2023August 17, 2024 rcannon992

The Willow Emerald Damselfly – a recent colonist

September 10, 2023September 13, 2023 rcannon992

Auks in the harbour

August 27, 2023September 2, 2023 rcannon992

Gyrinid summer: photographing whirligig beetles

August 12, 2023November 27, 2023 rcannon992

Swimming through thistles!

July 21, 2023October 12, 2023 rcannon992

Knapweed bonanza: insect biodiversity in a fallow field

July 18, 2023November 14, 2024 rcannon992

Red hot lips and bumblebees

July 8, 2023July 9, 2023 rcannon992

Kittiwake chicks: bringing up babies!

July 4, 2023July 4, 2023 rcannon992

Tresco Abbey gardens: flowers and insects

June 18, 2023June 18, 2023 rcannon992

Soay sheep on St. Kilda

June 13, 2023June 13, 2023 rcannon992

Yellow dung flies

May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 rcannon992

Elaiosomes: tasty treats for hard-working ants

April 24, 2023March 4, 2024 rcannon992

Pin and thrum: two types of primrose