Every little butterfly counts
The Butterfly Conservation charity is encouraging everyone to join in with the big butterfly count, which is running until Sunday, 10...
Lowland heathland
Heathland is a very rare and interesting habitat; supporting around 5000 species of invertebrates, over half of the UK’s dragonfly...
Ostriches
What’s not interesting about a flightless bird that can grow up to one metre taller than the average man, is heavier than an elephant...
Bryophytes
Did you know that all land plants evolved from a slimy green algae, most likely to have come out of fresh water?[1] The most primitive...
Glass sponge
This image is of a dried skeleton of a deep sea glass sponge named Eupectella aspergillum, also known artistically as Venus' flower...
Leaf cutter ants
Leaf cutter ants can be any of the 39 species that live in the American tropics.[1] They are incredibly strong for their size as they can...