AJC Arthropoda

A great many wasps this month. Squatters I am absolutely rubbish at rearing insects but I'm trying to be a good Hymenopterist by rearing...

I am absolutely rubbish at rearing insects but I'm trying to be a good Hymenopterist by rearing parasitoids out from their hosts.  In th...

Heat and Braconids. Oh, and some moths... A moth trap in my pocket Reigniting my moth mojo.  LED Evolution I decided to convert my hulking g...

Netelia cristata Over the past few years I've tried (and pretty much failed) to convince colleagues that it is a scientific and ethical ...

I've been very impressed with the LED light strip I bought recently , so much so that I decided to convert my hulking great mains-powere...

Recently I was inspired by a Bluesky post from Andy Symes about his portable LED moth trap . I've been meaning to try this for a long ti...

In spite of the terrifying weather, July was an outstanding month for butterflies. With everything brown and crispy after record breaking he...

 Cann, A. (2026) The Softly Singing Spider. British Arachnological Society Newsletter, 166, 9. click for larger image

As I keep saying, DNA is the future, like it or not. Obviously not without problems but fortunately, there are some no brainers, like these ...