This site was created following the demolition of the old Futurist theatre on Scarborough seafront. Demolition of the building began … More
Category: Insects
Where’s the nectar? Butterfly nectaring behaviour
Butterflies are nectar feeders and require frequent access to the sugars and amino acids that nectar provides. How do they … More
Enter the dragon! Bumblebees and snapdragons
A bumblebee has to open a snapdragon flower (Antirrhinum majus) to get inside. Antirrhinum flowers have five petals arranged into … More
Buttercup bedfellows
Plodding a regular path near my home, I have been enjoying the emergence of buttercups over the past few weeks. … More
World Bee Day
On World Bee Day (20th May 2020) I can do no better than recommend the excellent novel, The Bees, by … More
Peek-a-bug: insects lurking in flowers!
The last 20 years have seen a remarkable revolution in photography (below). I often think how lucky I am have … More
Order, order! Insect diversity.
If insects could talk – English preferably! – I would like to ask them what they think is the key … More
Insect tibial spurs: a highly versatile tool!
Tibial spurs are an ancient feature, found on most insects, from bees to moths, although in some species they have … More
Look into my ocelli! Simple eyes.
Ocelli (singular: ocellus) are simple eyes and are found on many different kinds of insects (such as bees, wasps, flies … More
Crunchy coneheads: edible insects
Coneheads (Conocephalinae) are not particularly common in the UK – there are three species in southern England – but head … More
