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A green segmented King Ragworm with a white head and numerous small, hair-like appendages on each segment. The worm’s body is elongated and curves into a spiral shape, with the tail end coiling around towards the head.
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A can of worms – what are marine bristleworms and why are they so important?

7 August 2024
Arthur the Arthropleura in EoW
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Arthur the Arthropleura

23 March 2022
16th century books in the Willoughby Gardner Library
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16th century books in the Willoughby Gardner Library

14 August 2017
The Long Reach of the Ghost Slug
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The Long Reach of the Ghost Slug

11 August 2014
Heath Star-moss (<em>Campylopus introflexus</em>) with white hair points. First seen in the UK in the 1940s and now fairly common, perhaps helped by its desiccation-tolerant ability? <em>© Kath Slade</em>
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Alive or Dead? Resurrection Plants

14 May 2014
Trapped in Time
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Trapped in Time

26 February 2014
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Plants of Plenty

10 February 2014
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Madness not to stay safe around Mercury

5 November 2013
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John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713-1792): Bute's Botanical Tables

30 September 2013
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Insects in Amber

25 July 2013
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