Blog: Insects

Amy Lewis

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An illustration of a large marsh grasshopper gripping a grass seedhead. It is a green grasshopper with wings reaching just short of the abdomen tip, and black and yellow bands on the hind legs

Hop into summer

Get to know grasshoppers with Peter G. Sutton, author of Field Guide to the Grasshoppers and Allies of Great Britain and Ireland

A common sexton beetle, black with orange bands across its back, climbs a plant stem

Nature's undertakers

Discover the brilliance of burying beetles with Dr Ellie Bladon, an evolutionary ecologist based in the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge.

Narrow-headed ants eating caterpillar

26 Wild Essays - Narrow headed ant

As part of the 26 Wild project, 56 writers are bringing to life the plight of endangered UK wildlife through a series of centenas and essays. Read this beautiful essay by Nick Carson on the narrow…

Wasp beetle (Clytus arietis), walking on stem of Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)

Incredible insects

Insects are everywhere, often overlooked, but playing vital roles in almost every ecosystem. Meet some of the miniature miracle-workers that help keep our world running.

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