Metamorphosis: a life-changing event

Peek over the parapet of a bridge just as daylight bleeds into dusk, gazing down through the clear layers of a shallow river or chalk stream, and you may glimpse the shadowy, serpentine form of an eel

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Of all the garden minibeasts, few are as misunderstood as this humble creature

From strange lights in the sky to rocks that spontaneously glide across the ground, the mysteries scientists are trying to finally crack

Amazing answers to your curious questions

Peak autumn has a treasure trove of non-feathered riches to discover, says James Lowen