Teamwork
He wasn’t actually trying to help her, of course – he just wanted to make sure that no other male got to her and removed his sperm before she’d laid the batch of eggs he’d just inseminated, and in reality … Continued
Banded bonding
R and I are road tripping for the next couple of days, but soon after setting off we had to break our journey in Stratford, where he had a hospital appointment. I used that time to go down to Lucy’s … Continued
Shooting through
Marbled Whites have been out at Cleeve Prior Community Orchard for a few days now, but today was the first time I managed to get one on camera. As with many fresh male insects they’re engaged on a near-frantic hunt … Continued
Featherlegs
At round 3.5cm long, the White-legged Damselfly is one of the UK’s largest damselflies. It’s also not readily mistaken for any other species: the pale, feathery legs with expanded tibiae, the paired thoracic stripes, the chestnut wing spots and the … Continued
White-faced Darters
I drove up to Staffordshire this morning, to join the Chartley Moss walk that’s run annually by Natural England (who lease the site from its current owner) and the British Dragonfly Society. The BDS are involved because this is one … Continued
