Hidden Wings and Bloodlust

• Episode 59: Calvia decemguttata - The White-Spot Ladybird

  I discuss this recent arrival to the UK, discovered in the new forest over the summer.  Sources:  Andrew Jewels' Website: https://www.andrew-jewels.com  https://zin.ru/animalia/coleoptera/addpages/Andrey_Ukrainsky_Library/References_files/Moore78.pdf https://insecta.pro/taxonomy/1000974 https://pherobase.com/database/species/species-Calvia-decemguttata.php https://arthropodafotos.de/dbsp.php?lang=eng&sc=1&ta=t_35_coleo_pol_coc&sci=Calvia&scisp=decemguttata#:~:text=*Calvia%20decemguttata*%20is%20a%20beetle%20that%20belongs,*%20Japan%20*%20Damp%20forests%20and%20parks  Image from Insecta.pro (Photos: Ivan Tislenko, Yuri Semejkin). 

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• Episode 58 - Origin of Coccinellidae

  I talk about the origins of ladybirds.  Sources:  Spotlight Ladybirds - Richard Comont Ecology and behaviour of the ladybird beetles - Michael Majerus Evolution of food preferences in Coccinellidae - https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrkEIRN5sloBgIAIvoM34lQ;_ylu=Y29sbwNpcjIEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1759271758/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.sciencedirect.com%2fscience%2farticle%2fpii%2fS1049964409001455/RK=2/RS=4Wu5La0qsbIGD.kLV7qiidWHlxA-  https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/193/4/1294/6105037 https://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12915-025-02174-2#:~:text=In%20general%2C%20Coccinellidae%20are%20recognized,20%2C21%2C22%5D.  

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• Episode 57: Compassionate Entomology with Joe Gray

  I speak to Joe Gray from the Ecological Citizen about Compassionate Entomology and how the concept of treating insects as individuals, taking into account their welfare, could revolutionise entomological research.  https://blog.ecologicalcitizen.net/2024/12/10/making-a-case-for-compassionate-entomology 

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• Episode 56: Urban Wildlife Gardens with John Attiwell

  The second part of my conversation with John. We don't stick to ladybirds but talk about a wide range of wildlife topics. :)  Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts - Music by Debra Torrance. Buy my book! https://mybook.to/82BK2En Buy me a coffee - https://ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast 

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• Episode 55: Ladybirding in Scotland and Norfolk with John Attiwell

  Recently myself and my friend John Attiwell went to Norfolk. The previous year we had been to Scotland. We recorded a 2-part conversation - the first part is about ladybirds we have found. ;)  https://ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast Buy me a coffee at Ko-Fi :)  https://mybook.to/82BK2En - Buy my book! 

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