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.

April 17, 2023July 7, 2023 rcannon992

Dispossessed and distressed: kittiwakes kicked off a bridge in Scarborough

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 rcannon992

Scouting for bees

April 11, 2023March 4, 2024 rcannon992

Tree bark: a multifunctional tissue

March 31, 2023April 23, 2025 rcannon992

Why are horse chestnut tree buds so sticky?

March 12, 2023April 2, 2023 rcannon992

Follow me closely: honey bee waggle dances

February 11, 2023March 12, 2023 rcannon992

How do bees make honey?

February 4, 2023February 4, 2023 rcannon992

How old are insects?

January 25, 2023May 23, 2023 rcannon992

How many insects are there?

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 rcannon992

Honeydew honey

December 27, 2022December 27, 2022 rcannon992

Easter egg weevils

December 17, 2022December 19, 2022 rcannon992

Hidden in plain sight: cryptic insect species.

July 18, 2022 rcannon992

Hovering hoverflies