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Some lovely views of seals on the Pembrokeshire co

Some lovely views of seals on the Pembrokeshire coast. Got a cheeky little wave from a seal pup chilling in a rock pool. Also a first for us, we spotted a black seal pup, has anyone else come across one?

A throw back to a sunny day this summer, team Life

A throw back to a sunny day this summer, team Lifeforms working on one of the Ladybird Spider sites🕷
We missed fun fact Friday this week but here’s an interesting Ladybird spider fact...

The name ladybird spider was thought up on the spot due to its spots. When the only known colony was discovered by (world-renowned arachnologist) Dr Peter Merrett in 1980, he was told on the phone by the Nature Conservancy Council, in the race to protect it, that the House of Lords would not accept Eresus into the Wildlife and Countryside Act unless it had a common name (I wonder how they’d be if a live Tyrannosaurus rex was found)! Peter said; “At the time the only common name I could think of was, that the germans call it the ‘tube spider’, which is not a very good name as it could apply to quite a number of other [species]. So after a bit of thought I said “How about ladybird spider?” as it is reasonably descriptive of the male. [They} accepted it, and so it came into being, after about 30 seconds of deliberation!”

The name is now used in many other countries although the species has previously been called: velvet lace-web spider (which is my favourite) and carmine jumping spider although it is not a jumping spider.

Shortly after the small spider population was discovered, the site was ravaged by heather beetles leading to a population crash. Peter performed a dating service by moving male spiders close to female webs in order to save the population. Dare I say a spiderman and a super hero.

A very rare site of a male ladybird spider who has

A very rare site of a male ladybird spider who has emerged on this warm October day!
We’ve been part of the project to conserve this exquisite spider for over 20 years. In the spring of next year this beauty will go out to a new site to establish another new colony!
The conservation of the ladybird spider is a real success story now established on over 10 sites with spiders from the one known original site on forestry England land. Our partners on this project include the amazing @dorsetforests

These are just a few of the awesome responses to o

These are just a few of the awesome responses to one of our questions! Thanks so much to every who’s taken the time to share your thoughts! There is still time to give us your opinions and enter the draw to win a new sweatshirt. Link is in bio 👆🏼
P.s to everyone who’s taken part so far - the discount code is working now - sorry 😳 xx

Just sharing a peaceful moment today, sitting watc

Just sharing a peaceful moment today, sitting watching the gulls at low tide 💙
Where’s your happy place? Xxx

I know... way too much information! But hanging up

I know... way too much information! But hanging upside down and having a pee would be very messy, so bats in the roost shuffle away from their companions, hang, the right way up, by their thumbs, do their bat business and then return! Holy toilet seats Batman, you’ve got to give that the thumbs up!! 🦇

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