Day 22: This week is National Insect Week, an initiative by the Royal Entomological Society, to highlight the conservation of insects. To celebrate this event, I decided to do a pitfall trap in the yarden. Here’s what I found!
On lifting out the cup from the pitfall I discovered many springtails, no longer considered insects but hexapods, and one scared woodlouse which is a crustacean.
Springtail
woodlouse
Have you tried a pitfall trap yourself? If so what species did you discover?
Thanks for reading, and stay wild!
Christine xx
Christine Lucas 