Contrary to what may be erroneously inferred from all the entomologically incorrect Halloween displays being more and more commonly seen these days, spiders do not possess internal calcified skeletons.
Contrary to what may be erroneously inferred from all the entomologically incorrect Halloween displays being more and more commonly seen these days, spiders do not possess internal calcified skeletons.
I’m beginning to suspect that Stephen Rutt dislikes book reviewers.
Not so very long ago, I opened a parcel from Elliott & Thompson that contained a lovely copy of Mr. Rutt’s new “The Seafarers; a Journey Among Birds.” An examination of the history and ecological significance of seabirds in Britain, as well as something of a love letter to them and the remove lives they lead, it looked very much like just the sort of book that I would fancy.
According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word “imperial” is defined as: imperial (adj.) late 14c., “having a commanding quality,” from Old French imperial, emperial “imperial; princely, splendid; strong, powerful” (12c.), from Latin imperialis “of the empire or emperor,” from imperium “empire” Looking a bit further into “imperium,” we find: imperium (n.) “authority to command […]
As of 2019, the largest carnivore (well, mostly, and at least, officially) in the UK is the Badger, an adult boar (male) of which is, on average, just over ten kilograms in weight and just under a meter in length. The largest herbivore in the same region is the Red Deer, the stag of which […]