Next time you’re outside, say a silent thanks for the many unsung insect pollinators helping to keep our ecosystems healthy.
While we may be accustomed to sharing our homes with certain insects and arachnids, such as spiders, during the winter months ...
They hide in our homes all winter but now one little insect is waking up in homes across the UK and is ready to cause chaos ...
Invasive species prefers honeybees but study finds ‘highly flexible predators’ will prey on all insects abundant near their ...
Asian hornets are feasting on more than 1,400 species of prey including honey bees, wasps, flies, beetles and butterflies, a ...
The main prey of the Asian hornet is honeybees, with one insect killing up to 50 bees a day, devastating entire colonies.
A 1989 description of the species from the British Arachnological Society called it ‘Europe’s largest spider’, and also being ...
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The Asian hornet was first seen in the UK in 2016 with regular sightings since, largely in Kent and East Sussex - Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto ...