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We all know of the songbirds heading to Africa for the winter, but there is a bigger migration which occurs every year from one of nature’s most beautiful and recognisable creatures. The monarch butterfly makes a yearly 3,000-mile trek to Mexico for...

Bed Bugs where thought to be all but irradiated after then end of World War 2 but in recent decades the little pests have been making a comeback. Here in the UK, we have seen growing numbers of bed bugs, the reason for this being people travelling...

Using animal and insect species to control pest type animals or insects is not a new idea and, as proven through history, carries substantial risks to the native flora and fauna into whose environment they are introduced. This can be seen clearly in...

A spider found in South-West India bearing an uncanny resemblance to the famous Gryffindor Sorting Hat has been found. Named Eriovixia gryffindori in tribute to the owner of the fictional hat, author J.K. Rowling has tweeted her delight in response to...

A new restaurant aimed at the middle-class in Moscow, Russia, is serving dishes made from a relative of the rat! Some of the dishes conjured up using “nutria” meat are served as everyday burgers and sausages. And why not?