Vote for your favourite ‘bug’!

Buglife has launched a national poll to choose a bug for each nation.

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Megan Shersby

Published: May 23, 2018 at 9:20 am

The invertebrate conservation charity is asking the public in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to vote for their favourite bug.

Each nation has a shortlist of four very different invertebrates to choose from, including rare species such as the fen raft spider and wart-biter bush-cricket.

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The fen raft spider is the largest spider species in the UK, and is on the shortlist for Wales © Steven Falk

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The green tiger beetle is on the shortlist for Scotland © Roughcastle

The winning invertebrate from each nation will feature on the new membership leaflets.

The shortlists are:

  • England: green shieldbug, long-horned bee, seven-spot ladybird, wart-biter bush-cricket
  • Northern Ireland: Irish damselfly, northern colletes, white clawed crayfish, zircon reed-beetle
  • Scotland: freshwater pearl mussel, green tiger beetle, pine hoverfly, red mason bee
  • Wales: ashy mining bee, black oil beetle, fen raft spider, hornet robberfly

Voting is open until 4 June, find out more on the Buglife website.

Megan Shersby

Naturalist, writer and content creator

Megan is a naturalist, writer and content creator. She is also a bookworm and a keen board gamer. She is the former editorial and digital co-ordinator at BBC Wildlife, and wrote features and sections for both the print magazine and discoverwildlife.com, including the Q&A and Go Wild sections, Poo Corner and News Species Discovery, the weekly e-newsletter and the social media accounts. Her features have included olms (cave salamanders) in Slovenia, arapaima (very big fish) in Guyana, and the role of hippos as ecosystem engineers in Zambia. She has also contributed to the website and magazine of BBC Countryfile Magazine, and has hosted some its podcast episodes. Prior to joining BBC Wildlife in 2016, she gained a degree in BSc(Hons) Animal Science, undertook behavioural research on zebras and dwarf mongooses, and worked in environmental education for a number of conservation charities.
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