Saucer bug
An underwater predator, the Saucer bug uses its front pincer-like legs to catch its prey. It can be found at the bottom of muddy, weedy ponds; but handle with care - it can inflict a painful bite…
An underwater predator, the Saucer bug uses its front pincer-like legs to catch its prey. It can be found at the bottom of muddy, weedy ponds; but handle with care - it can inflict a painful bite…
The shoulders of the Forest bug are distinctive - they are square-cut, almost rounded, unlike the other 'spiked' shield bugs. This bug can be found in woodlands, feeding on the sap of…
30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trust’s national campaign challenging people to get outside and do something wild every single day in June - 30 fun and exciting ‘Random Acts of Wildness’. There is…
The Parent bug lives up to its name. The female lays her eggs on a Silver birch leaf, watching over them until they hatch. She stays with the young until they are adults. Other shield bugs lay…
An extremely rare sea slug has been spotted off the coast of the Isles of Scilly.
Build your own bug mansion and attract a multitude of creepy crawlies to your garden.
It’s not too late to save UK nature but we must act now - that is the conclusion from a coalition of more than 50 leading wildlife and research organisations behind the State of Nature 2016 report…
Discover more about our amazing wildlife in the UK! Learn more about the plants and animals on your doorstep.
One of the most bizarre fish to find on the rocky shore, the clingfish appears an assortment of different animals stuck together!
New research has revealed that seagrass beds in Looe Bay are up to ten times larger than those in Plymouth, Falmouth and Torbay, making them one of the largest such habitats in the whole of Devon…