Invertebrate curator Julia Kasper talks about one of her favourite books from the 50s by Harald Stümpke, a former German curator of the museum of the Darwin Institute of Hy-yi-yi, Mairuwili: The Snouters: Form and Life of the Rhinogrades (original: Bau und Leben der Rhinogradentia). A fantastic discovery and aRead more
April Fool’s Day isn’t just for prank‑loving humans – nature has its own little jokesters. But unlike our April Fool’s pranks, their tricks aren’t just for laughs, it’s a matter of survival. Lara Shepherd and Phil Sirvid introduce some amazing critters that use clever costumes, ranging from clear contenders forRead more
April Fool’s Day is a time when fibs, fabrications, and falsehoods come to the fore! While we humans do this in (mostly) good fun, in nature deception is a serious business, often with life-or-death stakes. In this post, Phil Sirvid and Lara Shepherd share some of their favourite liars fromRead more
