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Invertebrates
July 2024
Where are all the butterflies this summer? Their absence is telling us something important
Tony Juniper
Britons asked to pop a slug in the post to help science
June 2024
‘I have seen the decline’: pesticides linked to falling UK insect numbers
I’m an eco-friendly grower – so why do I want to murder all these vile slugs?
Claire Ratinon
May 2024
‘Pesticides by stealth’: garden soil conditioners killing worms, experts fear
Even products marketed as ‘organic’ may be toxic, say campaigners, with risks for the wider ecosystem
April 2024
Brief letters
Unpaid carers lose out in benefits gap
UK invertebrate of the year
Earthworm crowned UK invertebrate of the year by Guardian readers
Brief letters
Maybe the NHS can’t wait to get me off its list
UK invertebrate of the year
UK invertebrate of the year: vote for your favourite
UK invertebrate of the year
Earthworm – the soil-maker, without whom we’d struggle to feed ourselves
UK invertebrate of the year
The shrill carder: once-common bumblebee heading for extinction
UK invertebrate of the year
‘So weird and beautiful’: readers’ nominations for invertebrate of the year
UK invertebrate of the year
The minotaur beetle – a down-to-earth devourer of dung
UK invertebrate of the year
In defence of wasps: a misunderstood insect with human-like qualities
UK invertebrate of the year
A very British butterfly: spectacular swallowtail is built for capricious summers
UK invertebrate of the year
In defence of slugs and moths: the pesky invertebrates Britain loves to hate
UK invertebrate of the year
Invertebrate of the year 2024: all hail Earth’s spineless heroes
UK invertebrate of the year
Nominate your UK invertebrate species of the year
September 2023
The age of extinction
Earthworms help produce as much grain as Russia, say researchers
Jellyfish show how you don’t need a brain to learn, say researchers
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