Blog: Insects

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A hornet mimic hoverfly perched on small purple flowers

Footballers, batmen and heroes

Find out all about hoverflies with insect expert Vicki Hird MSc FRES, in this fascinating blog from our friends at The Wildlife Trusts.

Three flying ants flying low above the grass

Fascinating flying ants

Sara Booth-Card, ecologist, peatlands and Action For Insects campaigner at The Wildlife Trusts, looks out for the telltale signs of flying ant days and shares her love for the underground world of…

7-spot Ladybird

Lovely ladybirds

A closer look at one of the UK’s most popular beetles.

Asian Hornet with EI Logo

A potential sting

It's Asian hornet week (4th-10th of September 2023).

I'm Gareth, a Project Officer with the Wales Resilient Ecological Network (WaREN). In this blog, I will help you identify…

A common blue butterfly sits on a leaf with its wings closed, showing the orange and black spots on the underside of the wings

Beguiled by blues

Butterfly expert Alan Sumnall offers a thorough guide to one of our most enchanting groups of butterflies – the blues.