Bumblebee nests may be overheating, killing off broods and placing one of the Earth’s critical pollinators in decline as temperatures rise, new research has found.…
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Bumblebee species able to survive underwater for up to a week
Bumblebees might be at home in town and country but now researchers have found at least one species that is even more adaptable: it can…
View More Bumblebee species able to survive underwater for up to a week‘A glittering new world of intrigue’: the rich stories Britain’s insects have to tell
I never expected a later-life love affair. But a few years ago, I was commissioned to write a book on garden insects and the earth…
View More ‘A glittering new world of intrigue’: the rich stories Britain’s insects have to tellIn defence of wasps: a misunderstood insect with human-like qualities
When I am asked to choose my favourite insect, I have no hesitation in choosing the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris). I have been stung many…
View More In defence of wasps: a misunderstood insect with human-like qualitiesIn praise of bees: the Cupid of the flowering world
Honeybees turn nectar into honey. Plenty of other insects drink the sweet energy drink produced by flowers to fuel their flight, but no other stockpiles…
View More In praise of bees: the Cupid of the flowering worldA very British butterfly: spectacular swallowtail is built for capricious summers
The swallowtail is Britain’s largest and most spectacular butterfly. Most British butterflies are adapted to surviving gruelling, cold, wet, capricious summers, which is why many…
View More A very British butterfly: spectacular swallowtail is built for capricious summersIn defence of slugs and moths: the pesky invertebrates Britain loves to hate
Slugs eat our lettuce. Moths eat our jumpers. It seems pretty unlikely that either will win the Guardian’s invertebrate of the year competition, and yet…
View More In defence of slugs and moths: the pesky invertebrates Britain loves to hateInvertebrate of the year 2024: all hail Earth’s spineless heroes
We are prone to obsessing over ourselves and over animals like us. But most of the life on Earth is not like us at all.…
View More Invertebrate of the year 2024: all hail Earth’s spineless heroesNorfolk hawker dragonfly no longer endangered, scientists say
A rare dragonfly is no longer considered endangered after spreading its wings across England, but conservationists have said its wetland habitat is still at risk…
View More Norfolk hawker dragonfly no longer endangered, scientists sayFrom beehive to kitchen table: UK beekeepers call for new law to trace honey’s origin
Britain’s beekeepers are backing proposed new rules to combat fraud in the supply chain, ensuring a jar of honey can be traced on its journey…
View More From beehive to kitchen table: UK beekeepers call for new law to trace honey’s origin