winds and heavy showers take their toll of insect...
Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 1 July 1916Surrey,June 30The chill west winds and...
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hairy, scary and lethal: how dangerous are britain...
There have been lots of stories approximately deadly spiders invading the UK,but the arachnids...
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ivy club leaving do for the insect sodality
Wenlock Edge,Shropshire Hoverflies, greenbottles and wasps are drawn to the ivy flowers for a...
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a ghost in the garden: winter gnats dance in the...
Claxton,Norfolk: The wandering smoke of tiny insects billows in a corner, where the holly breaks the...
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earwigs beauty forever in a dark cavity
Weardale,County Durham If only they’d reveal those folded wings, translucent and iridescent, or...
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london zoo ants at war archive, 8 september 1924
8 September 1924: Short,fierce campaign between two colonies of antsTwo colonies of ants at the...
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the worm has turned: how british insect farms...
With meat prices expected to soar,agricultural entrepreneurs believe invertebrate livestock can...
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our debt to the dung beetle
Lyddington,Rutland Poking around in the greenish sludge of a fresh pat reveals a wealth of beetle...
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moments of close connection
Claxton,Norfolk As we observed one another I wondered what its compound eyes made of its admirerAs I...
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joyce magor obituary
Expert in the forecast and control of locust plaguesLocust plagues are at least as extinct as...
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the winter challenge
Three brimstones were the first butterflies I saw this year in March when I was gardening with my...
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affairs of the heart for darting dragonflies
Heath Pond,Petersfield, Hampshire They flew rapidly round each other in a duel slewing left and good...
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the curious case of the case bearing carpet moth
whether you have never heard of the case-bearing carpet moth,Tinea pellionella, you are lucky –...
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buff tailed bumblebee voted britains favourite...
Species scooped more than 40% of the votes,easily beating closest contenders the seven spot ladybird...
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one fifth of europes wood beetles at risk of...
Demise of the beetles,that need rotting wood to survive, could contain devastating knock-on effect...
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bed bugs have developed a resistance to the most...
If neonicotinoids no longer work against the elusive and resilient creatures,bed bugs will continue...
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yemen braces for locust plague
SciDev.Net: The ongoing civil war and the need to protect the bee industry effect it difficult to...
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bayer revises position to propose extra...
The pharmaceutical giant had initially accused the EPA of overstimating the impact of pesticide on...
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rare australian stick insect eggs flown to uk in...
Bristol zoo gets Lord Howe Island stick insect eggs in hopes of raising a colony 10000 miles from...
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cockroaches grind jaws five times stronger than...
Insect can bite with 50 times more force than its body weight,helping it to chew through tough...
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new species of wasp discovered in england
Parasitic wasp spotted at Kent nature reserve is confirmed to be original genus and species to...
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giant wasps nest found growing on single bed in...
Nest in Winchester domestic measured 3ft x 1.5ft and housed 5000 wasps,which had chewed through...
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are you a mosquito magnet? swatting really can...
Researchers have discovered why mosquitoes prefer some people over others – and how a swat teaches...
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watching this exterminator remove a gigantic...
whether the sound of a single mosquito buzzing near your ear is enough to send you running,you might...
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arctic mosquitoes will increase with climate...
Increase of more than 50% in flies’ survival rate will cause problems for caribou and indigenous...
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your best pictures of insects around the world
After a new study showed an alarming decline in insect populations we asked you to share your...
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sap sucking bugs to be sent out to queensland...
Cochineal insect bred specifically to target the destructive cactus infesting grazing lands in parts...
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swarm of moths blanket queensland town of winton
Video shows thousands of insects clinging to hotel walls in town locals say is often overrun by the...
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some sneaky museum curator hid a volkswagen beetle...
An eagle-eyed Redditor with both an automotive and entomological bent found this tiny Volkswagen...
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