CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

Recently I wrote a piece for the Guardian Country Diary about the insects that live and breed in knapweed seed heads. During the summe...

In late summer little insects called picture-winged flies lay their eggs in the inflorescences of knapweed  and ......

In summer tiny picture-winged flies, similar to this one although not the same species, lay their eggs amongst the florets of knapweed ...

About a month ago I posted some pictures of a beautiful magnesian limestone embankment along an old disused railway line at Trimdon near Du...

If you let it, taking an interest in natural history could be very depressing because so much that is written about our flora and fauna in ...