Why don’t poisonous animals poison themselves?

As high summer approaches, look out for – and help – these amazing creatures that you may find on your plot

Sally Coulthard reveals the darker side of some of our most bewitching blooms

Asian or yellow-legged hornets (Vespa velutina) can deliver a very painful sting widely described as being “jabbed with a red-hot needle”. However, as with our native European hornet (Vespa crabro), t

DANGEROUS ANIMALS

Toby explains how aphids are causing extra issues and how the natural world will step in to bring this new challenge down to size

The monkey slug is not some experimental genetic monstrosity. But even if you see one in the flesh, you may still be unclear what this odd, brown hairy thing is, with its array of fuzzy tentacles. It