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A female Emperor moth in the moth-trap this morning. Always a pleasure to see one of these beauties.
17/04/2020

A female Emperor moth in the moth-trap this morning. Always a pleasure to see one of these beauties.

A bumper catch of more than 100 species in last night's moth survey!
25/06/2019

A bumper catch of more than 100 species in last night's moth survey!

Setting up moth traps at a survey site this evening. I wonder what will be in there tomorrow?
24/06/2019

Setting up moth traps at a survey site this evening. I wonder what will be in there tomorrow?

Marsh Fritillary monitoring work on the mid-Cornwall Moors today provided great views of this rare species.
01/06/2019

Marsh Fritillary monitoring work on the mid-Cornwall Moors today provided great views of this rare species.

Spot the toad! This Common Toad on Red Moor, Cornwall, today was doing it's best to remain unseen but not from an ecolog...
01/06/2019

Spot the toad! This Common Toad on Red Moor, Cornwall, today was doing it's best to remain unseen but not from an ecologist's eye!

In the office moth-trap this morning, a female Emperor moth. One of many attractive species occurring in the British Isl...
20/04/2019

In the office moth-trap this morning, a female Emperor moth. One of many attractive species occurring in the British Isles.

Naturalised Stick Insects have been present in south-west England for around 100 years, having been imported by the Vict...
20/03/2019

Naturalised Stick Insects have been present in south-west England for around 100 years, having been imported by the Victorians into garden centres on plants from New Zealand. This Unarmed Stick Insect was found today sunning itself at a location in West Cornwall.

A recent visit to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi gave opportunity to study some of the strange animals, which occur t...
17/03/2019

A recent visit to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi gave opportunity to study some of the strange animals, which occur there and nowhere else in the world (endemic). These included the Spectral Tarsier, which is the smallest primate in the world. It is primarily a nocturnal animal, which spends the daytime sleeping in tree holes, emerging at sunset to hunt insects. It pairs for life and if its mate dies it will not take another. The cutest of animals!

It's not just reptiles that can be found at reptile mats set out for ecological surveys and translocations. This Western...
18/10/2018

It's not just reptiles that can be found at reptile mats set out for ecological surveys and translocations. This Western Conifer Seedbug was seen basking in sunshine at a site in Cornwall today. This North American species has colonised parts of Europe and occurs as a migrant in the British Isles where it was first recorded in 2007. It's big!

Yesterday's invertebrate survey produced a bumper catch in the moth-trap, and not only moths are attracted to the light....
22/07/2018

Yesterday's invertebrate survey produced a bumper catch in the moth-trap, and not only moths are attracted to the light. This Hornet had to be treated with care!

Bats can be found in the most unusual places! This Greater Horseshoe bat was found in a wardrobe at a site in cornwall t...
21/03/2018

Bats can be found in the most unusual places! This Greater Horseshoe bat was found in a wardrobe at a site in cornwall today.

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