Slow worm
Despite appearances, the slow worm is actually a legless lizard, not a worm or a snake! Look out for it basking in the sun on heathlands and grasslands, or even in the garden, where it favours…
Despite appearances, the slow worm is actually a legless lizard, not a worm or a snake! Look out for it basking in the sun on heathlands and grasslands, or even in the garden, where it favours…
Neill, Kay and the other volunteers at Bennett's Patch and White's Paddock have been monitoring the slow worms at the site for the past five years. Read on to find out what they've…
Horsehair worms are parasitic worms of the clade Nematoida alongside their sister taxa Nematoda, the roundworms. The most famous trait of certain species of horsehair worms is the ability to alter…
This vibrant green worm is arguably the most attractive worm found on the rocky shore!
This worm builds its own home out of bits of shell and sand. It can be spotted on the shore all around the UK.
Ever spotted a honeycomb-like mound on the beach and wondered what it was? It's a reef built entirely by worms!
The last thing you’d expect this extraordinary creature to be is a fish!
Ever noticed lots of little white spirals on seaweed fronds on rocky shores? These are tiny tube worms!
The glow-worm is not actually a worm, but a beetle. Males look like typical beetles, but the nightly glow of a female is unmistakeable - lighting up to attract a mate in the darkness of their…
Sand eels are a hugely important part of our marine ecosystem. In fact, the fledgling success of our breeding seabirds entirely depends on them.
Did you know that are currently enough clothes on the planet to last a further six generations? And yet 100 billion items of new clothing are created each year! This cheaply and rapidly made…