A slug using an exercise wheel
Abandon your hamsters, friends. Enjoy this footage of a slug using an exercise wheel. Go, slug!
Read moreThe Ranger’s surfing highlights
The benefits of peat-free compost
The UK currently uses three million cubic metres of peat per annum for horticulture. 69% of this is used by amateur gardeners and 30% by professional growers. As peat is
Read moreThe elusive girl on a motorcycle against rubbish
Top marks to this Russian lady who takes a rather direct approach to street littering. Title translated is “The elusive girl on a motorcycle against rubbish”
Read moreIf you only watch one crab eat a bowl of noodles…
This is the one to watch.
Read moreThis is a ******* wasp!
Regular readers will know how the Ranger has an uneasy respect for waspkind. At this time of the year there aren’t many around yet and it’s easy to forget our
Read moreThis spider is pretending to be a beetle
Jumping spiders are known to imitate ants – and some of these clever mimics can be found in the UK. But this is the first time I’ve ever seen a
Read moreChrysis inaequidens, the jewelled cuckoo wasp
Look at this gorgeous North American solitary wasp (click the image for a bigger version if you like). Now wonder about its name – why is it named after a
Read moreSeb Przd’s intriguing photographs
Enjoy these beautiful and intriguing photographs of trees, and people, enjoying the outdoors on ‘little planets’. Taken by Seb Przd (and kindly shared by him on Flickr).
Read moreNice legs! The world’s leggiest animal is rediscovered.
Last seen in 1928, the colobognath millipede Illacme plenipes is thought to have more legs than any other animal on earth – one female was found with 750 legs, while the males
Read moreA shrimp on a treadmill to the tune of Benny Hill
Persisting with the Ranger’s long-standing interest in bizarre invertebrates, the latest addition to his virtual menagerie is this video, enigmatically titled “A shrimp on a treadmill to the tune of
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