Collembola Recording Project – Springtail recording in VC59: South Lancashire

By Ben / March 2, 2020

As of 1st March the Progression Atlas has now been updated to include the latest identified samples +

Red Moss is a fantastic mossland nature reserve designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest by Natural

Over in the VC59 project group (if you’re not a member why not??) National Scheme coordinator Peter Shaw

It’s been a while! Working at a LERC certainly has its benefits. Much of what i do i

By Ben / July 10, 2018

First and foremost note the question mark! This post is as much a point of interest as it

By Ben / July 10, 2018

While this project and others like it are clearly working with very little to start with. It is

By Ben / July 10, 2018

A few months in and there has been some good progress on the identification of specimens being collected

By Ben / June 22, 2018

Life has taken over a little over the past month or so. As a result progress has been

Springtails are of increasing interest to researchers around the world with numerous papers having already been published. It

Springtail’s are fascinating and highly variable group of animals. Many are small and white, living below the surface