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Dr. Laura van Dijk tells us about the research published in her new Proceedings B paper, a study that investigated factors affecting insect biomass in both a temperate and tropical region.

Hirra Ateeq tells the story of Eleazar Albin, a naturalist and watercolour teacher whose popular books depicted birds, insects and spiders.

True water bugs use their highly specialized mouthparts to inject venom into their prey. Different species are known to co-exist in the same habitat and a new study in Proceedings B examined the impact of their ecological niche on venom composition. Co-author Maike Laura Fischer from the Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, tells us more about the study.

Keith Moore describes a fascinating research project which analyses wormholes in woodcuts made on printing blocks.

Keith Moore admires the work of early women scientists and illustrators Maria Sibylla Merian and Maria Eleonora Hochecker.