Insects & Invertebrates

Native oyster cluster. © David Smyth

Insects & Invertebrates

European native oyster guide: where it’s found, and why it’s an ecosystem engineer

Red underwing moth. © Peter Maton

Moth Night: what and when it is, how to take part, and which species to target

Sinistral Jeremyl on top of a dextral snail. © Angus Davison/University of Nottingham

How Jeremy the ‘shellebrity’ snail found fame and advanced scientific understanding

Bloody Henry starfish on golden star tunicate and sea sponge, Loch Roag, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK. © Paul Kay/Getty

Insects & Invertebrates

Do starfish have arms or legs?

Turritopsis dohrnii. © Yiming Chen/Getty

Insects & Invertebrates

Is it really true that some animals live forever?

Painted lady butterfly. Getty

Insects & Invertebrates

Big Butterfly Count: how to take part and species to spot

Common blue butterfly in Weymouth, Dorset, UK. © Verity Hill

Insects & Invertebrates

How can butterflies and moths smell?

Garden cross spider. © Klaus Vartzbed/Getty

Spider research shows that invertebrate decline is a tangled web

Caterpillar. © Wayne Kliewer

New invertebrate photography competition launched

Garden cross spider on its web, UK. © Olivier Roland/EyeEm/Getty

Insects & Invertebrates

Why do spiders eat their own webs?

Painted lady butterfly. Getty

British wildlife in July

Brown hairstreak butterfly at Alners Gorse, Dorset, UK. © Megan Shersby

Insects & Invertebrates

What’s the insect equivalent of blood?

Pristine male purple emperor displaying all four wings, at Fermyn Woods. © Matthew Oates/Neil Hulme

Insects & Invertebrates

Purple emperor butterfly guide: how to identify, what they eat, and when and where to see them

Female glow worm. © Ian Redding/Getty

Insects & Invertebrates

Do street lights interfere with glow-worms?

The Beatles (l to r) Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison show off their MBE medals after their investiture at Buckingham Palace. © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis/Getty

New beetle species named after The Beatles