This year the Orkney Nature Festival is running the Brodgar Bug Bash on Saturday 18th May 11am – 12.30pm. This is a FREE event and you don’t need to book for it. […]
Non-native species & the pests who ride in with them
The oak tree is not native to South Africa it was first introduced as white Europeans began arriving in the region. The earliest written record is in 1656 of Quercus species (Q.robur) in South Africa.
“It was like they were looking right at you.” Beetle Preserved In Dinosaur Droppings
A new species of beetle has been discovered, preserved in fossilised dinosaur droppings aka coprolites.
Mysteriomorphidae: A Beetle from the Cretaceous
About a year ago, researchers found fossil specimens of beetles in an amber deposit in Myanmar.
Small is Beautiful
Take some time out and observe how these fantastic beasts survive in their habitat which we share with them.