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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Biodiversity on the University of Reading’s Whiteknights Campus Survey
Marisa Cardoso and Conor Haugh are interested in finding out the opinions of University of Reading’s students on the green environments and wildlife on campus, and the information on this blog. We have created a survey to collect factual information … Continue reading
Walk like a spider, sting like a bee
The Woodlouse Spider: Dysdera crocata With a carapace of lustrous crimson and an abdomen of subtle cream I think this is one of the most striking spiders in the UK.
Spiders and the tree of life
Chelicerata is a highly diverse phylum and you only need to look at the superficial differences between ticks and scorpions to see there is a great range in body morphologies and sizes. The class Arachnida, to which spiders belong, contains … Continue reading
An introduction to the evolution of spiders
To fully appreciate the lives of spiders, which at first appear so far detached from our own, it is worth noting their fascinating evolutionary history. Did you know for example that, unlike insects, you can find spiders in the sea? … Continue reading
Lichens on lime
A young lime tree in the centre of a patch of grass on the SW side of the University Library is particularly rich in both foliose and fruticose lichens.
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Blogging style survey – February 2013
Two of our part 3 undergraduate students have been engaged in blogging accounts of wildlife on and around campus over the past 6 months. They are now interested to gain feedback on which styles of blogging are best received by … Continue reading
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