Events

Delve into an experiment investigating the burrowing, feeding and casting behaviour of 50 species of earthworm. Earthworm ecological categories (anecic, epigeic, endogeic) based on morphology are commonly used as proxies...

Learn about the cuckoo bumblebees of the UK and recent bumblebee extinctions with Dr Nikki Gammans. The UK is home to 24 species of bumblebee, including 6 species of cuckoo...

Delve into the mind of a bee with Lars Chittka and explore the ways in which how bee brains are unparalleled in the animal kingdom. Most of us are aware...

Join Dr Tim Gardiner to hear about his research into the decline of one of Britain’s most iconic beetles. The glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) is thought to be declining in the...

Join Dr Sam Fabian for an exploration of the fascinating world of insect flight. We might think insects use flight as simply a way to get form A to B....

Join Dr Victoria J. Burton (Natural History Museum) to hear about using citizen science to gain insights into UK urban earthworm communities. Despite the vital role of earthworms in soil...