Scientific name: Petrogale xanthopus The Lowry Park Zoo is in Tampa, Florida. Wallabies are marsupial mammals and are in the same family (Macropodidae) as kangaroos. The name "wallaby" is an informal term that is used to refer to members of this family that are smaller than kangaroos. This particular species, the Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby, lives in rocky habitats in parts of Australia.

I am an artist in the UK and a little bit obsessed with insects! So a few years ago I tried to recreate my favourite specimens using recycled paper, wire and thread. I now have a collection of around 100 different species and am still adding to it! The insects are all hand cut using a scalpel and some of them are embroidered by hand to create their patterns and textures.

Attracting beneficial insects to your garden can make a real difference - find out why and how here.

Summer is here! And now its here, but it’s hot and humid, or dusty, we are sweating, and the animals are bugged by biting insects. Luckily, we have essential oils that can help us keep our cool and…

Watercolour on Vellum 290 x 365 mm

Photograph shows a newly discovered species of "Venezuelan poodle moth."

If you enjoy crafting with natural materials, creating needle-felted animals may be your new favourite hobby. This selection from the book, Sweet & Simple Needle-Felted Animals by Sachiko Susa provides an overview of the process plus some adorable project ideas to get you started.

I thought this fella might be Cotinis nitida but alas, it is not. Back to searching... It's a Rose Chaffer (Cetonia aurata) :)

I moved to Panama in 2015, attracted by its plentiful and little-explored nature, its safety and stability, and the fact that it’s a great hub to explore the Neotropic (i.e. Central and South America including the Caribbean islands), a region that I had somehow neglected...

Just turn and run away.