The strident chirruping and whirring of crickets and grasshoppers is a sound of the summer. Warm, sunny days near a meadow or even a small patch of longer grass are often accompanied by this music of hot and lazy days. They have a distinctive look with a large head, stocky body and those characteristic longContinue reading “How to… tell a cricket from a grasshopper”
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How to… tell a moth from a butterfly
Butterflies are beautiful insects and something we associate with summer sunshine, meadows and flowers. They feature in fabric, fashion, earrings and tattoos, butterfly kisses and symbols of the soul. In ancient Greek the word for butterfly is psyche, indicating how we use them to represent something from within. Around the world they are traditionally associatedContinue reading “How to… tell a moth from a butterfly”
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