Many insect species hear using tympanal organs, membranes roughly resembling our eardrums but located on their legs.

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The Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve is located in Cambridgeshire, England. It is one of Europe’s most important wetlands. It is owned by the National Trust and was first opened in 1899. Over the ...

A rare species of moth that mimics the appearance of a wasp to avoid predators is the 10,000th species of wildlife to be recorded at the National Trust’s Wicken Fen nature reserve. The conservation ...

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A six-belted clearwing moth, which is the 10,000th species found at Wicken Fen nature reserve in Cambridgeshire. (National Trust/ William Bishop/ PA) A rare species of moth that mimics the appearance ...