Small Game Hunters
Blessings in disguise A street in south London has apparently been “invaded” by a “plague” of Bird-cherry Ermine Moth caterpillars Yponomeuta evonymella. The good people of Warfield Road have been complaining in the pages of the Evening Standard that their trees (presumably Bird-cherries Prunus padus) are being damaged and that “it’s just not on.” Quite […]
Cutest Thing on Six Legs After all the excitement (or not) over flying spiders, time to revisit another “crazy insect” story from last year. The Venezuelan Poodle Moth went viral in 2012 amid a frenzy of general OMG/LOL-ness when this photo below started doing the rounds. The moth was first spotted in 2009 by Arthur Anker […]
Death’s Head Hawkmoth It’s Halloween, so what better insect to talk about that the spooky sounding Death’s Head Hawkmoth? It gets its name from the skull-shaped mark behind its head – like in this picture by Trevor Hartsell In fact, there are 3 types of Death’s Head Hawkmoth and you may be lucky enough to […]
