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This is one of those moths that most readers will just think, “ah, yes, typical moth – boring, grey, brown, ewww”. And superficially, yes, it is not a lot to look at. But, it’s a bit of a rarity and it was drawn to my scientif...
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Tonight’s almost full moon, with Jupiter to the right, you can just about see the planet’s own moons that landed Galileo in jail…...
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No spectacular Hawk-moths today, nothing even particularly brightly coloured or intriguing at all…except for this little creamy white one with two distinctive black spots and lots of speckles. I couldn’t ID it so turned to Twitter and got...
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It’s the fiftieth anniversary of George Dubya’s favourite childhood book – The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle…of course, Dubya was 23 when it was first published, which might explain a lot. I don’t think Trump had...
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Now…the brown and grey moths are not intrinsically boring, each is the pinnacle of millions of years of evolution. But, when you spot something in the scientific trap on a cold, wet morning that isn’t just one of the 25 Heart & Darts...
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It’s a slow burn, but the Sciencebase Instagram following is edging towards 400 people. Follow me there for even more of the wildlife photos – birds, mammals, leps, dragonflies, etc often with some of the science details that I don’...
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The names of moths are marvellous. You’ve got your Death’s Head Hawk-moth and your Flame Shoulder, then there’s the Black Rustic and the Rustic Shoulder Knot and not forgetting Angle Shades. There’s even a moth known as The Un...