Red-tailed bumblebee
Living up to its name, the red-tailed bumblebee is black with a big, red 'tail'.
Living up to its name, the red-tailed bumblebee is black with a big, red 'tail'.
Despite its name, the "common" skate is not so common anymore. In fact, they are Critically Endangered.
This rare anemone lives up to its name with a spectacular display of long, white tentacles.
Sand Hoppers really live up to their name, jumping high into the air when disturbed.
Bleak, treeless and often shrouded in low cloud, blanket bog can seem a desolate habitat. However, the wildness of the huge, empty landscapes and wide skies are compelling, as is the chance of…
This shiny beetle is common in wooded areas throughout the UK. As the name suggests, it specialises in hunting snails.
A strikingly beautiful fish, it is not hard to see where the ‘red’ mullet gets its name from!
The Alder fly is a blackish invertebrate, with delicately veined wings that it folds over its body like a tent. It can be found near ponds and slow-flowing rivers; the larvae living in the silt at…
This little cuttlefish really lives up to its name - it only reaches about 6cm long!
The ragged-edged, purple flower heads of Greater knapweed bloom on sunny chalk grasslands and clifftops, and along woodland rides. They attract clouds of butterflies.
This brown seaweed lives in the lower shore and gets its name from the serrated edges to its fronds.
A most familiar seashore inhabitant, the common starfish truly lives up to its name in UK seas and rockpools!