Forever young

POND DIPPING IN SOUTH AMERICA IS surprising, mainly because it isn’t that different from pond dipping in a British ditch. There are familiar faces in the water: beetles, pond skaters, water boatmen, d

A warm early autumn is great for invertebrates, says James Lowen

WE CONTINUE OUR 40TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS BY HIGHLIGHTING OUR FAVOURITE WILDLIFE SPOTS ACROSS THE UK COMPILED BY LISA HARRIS

YOU’LL KNOW ALL ABOUT IT IF you get stung by a bullet ant (Paraponera clavata), a species named after the fact that the pain from its venom feels as if it has been inflicted by a gunshot. Some insect

Would her daughter’s enthusiasm for insects revive Elaine’s creativity? ELAINE stared at the muddy footprints leading across her freshly mopped kitchen floor. She didn’t need to be a detective to work

In an insect-rich summer common blue THE ‘insectageddon’ ...