Buglife rides forth yet again
It really does seem to be like the butterfly that stamped. If you’ve been following the story of small charity Buglife on this blog you will recall its legal challenge
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The butterfly that stamped… Buglife sees off Royal Mail at West Thurrock?
The most ironic marketing gaffe ever, and then an apparent u-turn by Royal Mail: did plucky little conservation charity Buglife really pull off this campaign coup? For those who haven’t
Read moreEndangered fly rediscovered on unusual ‘crabitat’
In 1966, 21 specimens of a new type of fly were collected from an unusual habitat in the Caribbean by a fly expert called H.L. Carson, who was intrigued to
Read moreInvasion of the giant hornets… or is it?
There’s a buzz going about… and it’s created by a load of hornets. Regular readers will know about the Asian Giant Hornet, Vespa mandarinia, which has been causing a bit
Read moreCheck out this massive wasp
We heard you wanted to see a picture of a simply gigantic wasp. So here it is. The Asian Giant Hornet, Vespa mandarinia Q. Have I got one of
Read moreDeep underground, something stirs… the ants awaken
A few weeks ago The Ranger was visiting Parkhurst Forest to inspect the excellent squirrel hide there when he came across one of the many sites where, later in the
Read moreThe Ranger eats Mopane worms – but avoids weasel coffee
Mmm! A party invitation arrived recently at Ranger Towers, inviting The Ranger and his companion to an evening meal… of invertebrates! Intrigued? The Ranger certainly was. With the possibility of
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Giant cave spiders found down malodorous hole
A photo story for your entertainment. On a training day this week, The Ranger and his colleagues discovered a small hole in the ground near a little-used public footpath; on
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Scientist: spitting worms have really weird sex
Years ago The Ranger was being trained to be a zoologist. No, it’s nothing to do with zoos. The students were gradually marched through all the different phyla of living
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