Insects & Invertebrates

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Colour-changing caterpillars

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Mysterious monogamy in Madagascar

Black-tipped Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva) taking off from Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense),. [Surrey, England DC]

Dramatic decline in insect numbers

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Why conservationists are releasing thousands of snails

Crown-of-Thorns Starfish, Acanthaster planci, North Male Atoll, Maldives

Maldives’ reef rescue

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Confirmed sighting of Asian hornet in Devon

The non-native earthworms are threatening sugar maple trees. © Michigan Tech

Why earthworms could be killing trees

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Bumper autumn butterfly numbers expected

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Why is this butterfly sighting so special?

Deserta's wolf spider (Hogna ingens), Deserta Grande Island (Madeira, Portugal)

The hatching of thousands of spiders is good news – yes, really

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Predatory hornet could spread rapidly in UK

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Insects & Invertebrates

Do British wasps ever feed on carrion?

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Why biologists are getting excited about a small crab

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Rare butterflies stolen from Norfolk Broads