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Brent geese at Ryde, October 2016
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Goose Island

10th November, 202010th November, 2020 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments

Yesterday I was hurrying up Ryde Pier towards the ferry. My usual dash for the ticket office came to a

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Wasp and spider
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The spider hunter

21st June, 2020 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments spider, wasp

During lockdown we’ve got quite familiar with our garden. Recently, Cat saw a very large wasp flying about in a

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Image: Peter Halasz
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Behold, the tree lobster. (Spoiler: not a lobster)

10th October, 201710th October, 2017 Matthew Chatfield 4 Comments australia, lord howe island, massive animals, rats, stick insect

We like to bring you the occasional large invertebrate on this blog. And even a huge vertebrate now and then. But here’s a big

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A slug using an exercise wheel

4th February, 2015 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments exercise, slug

Abandon your hamsters, friends. Enjoy this footage of a slug using an exercise wheel. Go, slug!

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The elusive girl on a motorcycle against rubbish

16th September, 2014 Matthew Chatfield 1 Comment litter, russian, vigilante

Top marks to this Russian lady who takes a rather direct approach to street littering. Title translated is “The elusive

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Under the Pier

26th August, 201426th August, 2014 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments arc, eelgrass, marine, pier, ryde, spectrum, sponge, zostera

“Ever seen a sponge garden or spotted a star ascidian? Now’s your chance! Join Spectrum’s Natural Wight and Ian Boyd

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Nice legs! The world’s leggiest animal is rediscovered.

15th November, 2012 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments invertebrates, massive animals, millipedes

Last seen in 1928, the colobognath millipede Illacme plenipes is thought to have more legs than any other animal on earth

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A shrimp on a treadmill to the tune of Benny Hill

5th November, 2012 Matthew Chatfield 2 Comments benny hill, funny, shrimp, treadmill, yakkity sax

Persisting with the Ranger’s long-standing interest in bizarre invertebrates, the latest addition to his virtual menagerie is this video, enigmatically

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Two hamsters, one wheel

31st August, 2012 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments funny, hamsters, pets

Two hamsters, one wheel

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Tippers’ Walk the Wight timelapse

18th May, 2012 Matthew Chatfield 1 Comment photography, walk the wight, walking

A wonderful bit of rapid-fire sightseeing from IW media personality and Twitter impresario Tippers. Tippers writes: Walk the Wight is

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