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.

February 4, 2024October 19, 2024 rcannon992

Bees wings: strong, flexible and fast

December 24, 2023December 25, 2023 rcannon992

Poema del Mar, aquarium in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

December 18, 2023February 5, 2024 rcannon992

Orb-weaving spider colonies

November 5, 2023 rcannon992

Pond-skaters: the water clean-up squad!

October 27, 2023November 27, 2023 rcannon992

Pollination of hedgerow flowers

October 10, 2023October 10, 2023 rcannon992

Cast skins: evidence of rebirth

September 28, 2023March 9, 2026 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