As of 1st March the Progression Atlas has now been updated to include the latest identified samples + an update of the Collembola Recording Scheme VC59 data from Peter Shaw received 1st March. As can be seen from the Atlas …
Red Moss is a fantastic mossland nature reserve designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest by Natural England. During 2019 the site was visited by local naturalist Dr Rich Burkmar who was carrying out some sampling on the site. …
Over in the VC59 project group (if you’re not a member why not??) National Scheme coordinator Peter Shaw noted that a species widespread in the USA is being found increasingly throughout Europe. This species is Entomobrya unostrigata. The species is …
It’s been a while! Working at a LERC certainly has its benefits. Much of what i do i also enjoy and i am fortunate that i can sometimes justify spending time on projects such as this! unfortunately, sometimes i can’t …
First and foremost note the question mark! This post is as much a point of interest as it is a pin to stop me trying to squirm out of a commitment to an identification. Here’s an admission for you. I …
While this project and others like it are clearly working with very little to start with. It is always exciting to have something new come up in the samples! In this case we have the first VC59 specimen backed record …
A few months in and there has been some good progress on the identification of specimens being collected by project volunteers. The latest distribution nearly covers the entire ‘Merseyside BioBank’ area, North Merseyside. In total the project now has specimen …
Life has taken over a little over the past month or so. As a result progress has been a little stunted! That said at last nights Twilight Session (evening open sessions at Merseyside BioBank, un-ashamed self-promotion there). Myself, Steve McWilliam …
Springtails are of increasing interest to researchers around the world with numerous papers having already been published. It is these studies that will help to direct the project and act as a point of comparison for our findings. By way …
Springtail’s are fascinating and highly variable group of animals. Many are small and white, living below the surface for most if not their entire life. While others are large enough to see with the un-aided eye, crawling around the surface, …