Circle in the sand

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

The best of the season to inspire and admire

It was soft, rubbery and lubricious, a humongous earthworm to the untrained eye. I was pretty happy with my find until the joy of the moment was momentarily ruined when the ‘worm’ turned. It opened it

Moles are strange. they have evolved to become so highly specialised and attuned to a particular way of life that they are, for the most part, out of sight. Underground, they live in a fossorial world

Which species are the scariest, most venomous or biggest eight-legged freaks in the world?

Just like a bee sting, apparently; hardly anything to worry about. Just painful enough to make you swear under your breath, and you might get a bit of a swollen finger. Sounds fine, but I’m still not