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.
Insect declines
Juvenile herring gulls following gannets
Written in wax: cuticular messages
Polymorphic female damselflies
Gannets on granite: Ailsa Craig
That’s nothing! I grew up on a lamp post!
Why do ducks have blue wing flashes?
Tiny moths in a buttercup
Why are some young leaves red?
Will the Peacock fly come to the UK?
Ray Cannon's nature notes 