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Aphids and mosaic virus
Aphids feed through their mouth parts, the labium and proboscis. The labium is is a long tubular organ housing the stylets within a...
Luke Llewellyn
May 4, 20222 min read


The bizarre Wood Wasp
Unlike other wasp species, the Wood Wasp or Giant Horntail has no clear abdominal segmentation and instead has a long circular body. This...
Luke Llewellyn
Apr 13, 20221 min read


True flies and their interesting flying adaptability
Cranefly or Tipulidae, are from the true flies order of Diptera, and not to be mistaken for their 8 legged arachnid friends as captured...
Luke Llewellyn
Mar 25, 20221 min read


Dragonfly wings
The dragonfly from the family Odonata has veiny wings which are corrugated, making them robust and inflexible, resulting in a high...
Luke Llewellyn
Feb 23, 20221 min read


Bumblebee
The spectacular common pollinator, The buff tailed Bumblebee ‘Bombus terrestris’ taking off from a Giant artichoke ‘Cynara scolymus’
Luke Llewellyn
Aug 11, 20211 min read


Arachnids or Spiders
The class Arachnida consists over 100,000 species, including Ticks, Mites, King crabs, Scorpions, and Spiders, with the majority of...
Luke Llewellyn
Jan 22, 20211 min read
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