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    Oleander hawk moth. © Gerard Cheshire
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    Moths and butterflies shift their symmetry to improve camouflage

    Krill, the foundation of Antarctica's marine food chain, swim in a tank on Palmer Station, in Antarctica.
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    Krill guide: what they are, and why they are so important

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    Monitoring and recording dragonflies in Scotland

    Peacock butterfly on aster.
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    New study on the best garden plants for pollinators

    The bog hoverfly.
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    Fly of the month – bog hoverfly

    Painted lady butterfly. © Andrew Cooper/Butterfly Conservation
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    The year of the painted lady

    First recorded in the UK in 1879, false widow spiders have had a recent surge of media attention. © Alex Hyde/naturepl.com
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    Truth or fiction: false widow spiders are a danger to children

    A female long-tailed blue butterfly. © Neil Hulme/Butterfly Conservation
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    Barrel jellyfish. © Dan Abbott
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    Large heath butterfly bred at Chester Zoo previously released in Lancashire.
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    Rare butterfly to be reintroduced

    My, my… what big eyes you have.. and what sharp teeth (aka hypopharynx) you have…
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    Fly of the month – hornet robberfly

    Marmalade hoverfly. © Will Hawkes
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    Migrating hoverflies are providing essential pollination and pest control in the UK

    A female (left) and a male (right) bobbing on the surface of a pond.
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    Fly of the month – the semaphore fly

    A male Stratiomys chameleon. © Peter Andrews
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    Fly of the Month – Clubbed general soldierfly

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