Insects
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Country diary: Sandy, Bedfordshire Nothing seemed to have changed here in months. The stubble of skeleton stems appeared not so much dormant as dead
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Country Diary: Wolsingham, Weardale This tiny tweezer-billed bundle of feathers probed each nook and cranny in a forest of green skewers
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More than half of deaths from bites and stings between 2000 and 2013 the result of anaphylactic shock, analysis shows
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The threat posed to bees by neonicotinoid pesticides is greater than perceived in 2013 when the EU adopted a partial ban, new report concludes
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Dr Martin Warren has saved at least three species from extinction, laying the ground for landscape-scale conservation
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How I ended up in the jungle with deadly hornets in my hair
George MonbiotWhen a swarm of giant hornets descended upon me in West Papua I feared I was going to die. Fortunately, a local was at hand with an antidote. Or so I thought -
Brambles and birds did well, but bees dipped and butterflies were hindered, according to a review of the year’s wildlife and weather by the National Trust
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Country diary: Claxton, Norfolk I recall the circumstances of the cut, how it was stored and then the moment it was sectioned to fit the fire
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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts
Notebook Can we have too many trees?