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Is there life on Mars? Who cares?

14th August, 201915th August, 2019 Cat James 0 Comments beach, evolution, insects, invertebrates, isle of wight, iwcp

One sunny Sunday in 1969 I was participating in a leapfrog competition when my mother popped out of the house

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Chrysis inaequidens, the jewelled cuckoo wasp

4th June, 201326th February, 2014 Matthew Chatfield 1 Comment bees, hymeroptera, insects, invertebrates, parasites, wasps

Look at this gorgeous North American solitary wasp (click the image for a bigger version if you like). Now wonder

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Why are there no really big insects any more? Blame birds.

9th June, 201214th February, 2018 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments birds, dragonflies, fossils, insects, invertebrates, massive animals

It’s no secret that 300 million years ago, the largest insects were a lot bigger than they are now. The largest

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Buglife Legal matters 

Buglife squished

1st February, 2009 Matthew Chatfield 2 Comments insects, invertebrates, planning

If you’ve been following the story of small charity Buglife on this blog you will recall its legal challenge intended

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Buglife Legal matters Protected species 

Buglife case heard, but not decided

6th December, 2008 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments insects, invertebrates, planning

The invertebrate charity Buglife is moving to new offices in Peterborough, whilst in the midst of a legal tussle that

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Buglife Legal matters 

Buglife rides forth yet again

17th November, 2008 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments insects, invertebrates, planning

It really does seem to be like the butterfly that stamped. If you’ve been following the story of small charity

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Buglife Protected species 

The butterfly that stamped… Buglife sees off Royal Mail at West Thurrock?

15th April, 2008 Matthew Chatfield 1 Comment insects, invertebrates, planning

The most ironic marketing gaffe ever, and then an apparent u-turn by Royal Mail: did plucky little conservation charity Buglife

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What is the purpose of wasps?

10th July, 200723rd July, 2018 Matthew Chatfield 24 Comments insects, smell, unusual, wasps

What use are wasps? A perennial question. “Why did God make wasps?” is even asked as a theological poser –

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Wildlife & countryside news 

Invasion of the giant hornets… or is it?

1st June, 200726th October, 2020 Matthew Chatfield 51 Comments hornets, insects, invertebrates, massive animals, wasps

There’s a buzz going about… and it’s created by a load of hornets. Regular readers will know about the Asian

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Check out this massive wasp

9th May, 200726th October, 2020 Matthew Chatfield 97 Comments hornets, insects, invertebrates, massive animals, wasps

We heard you wanted to see a picture of a simply gigantic wasp. So here it is. The Asian Giant

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