Explore the diverse flora and fauna on the Downs from season to season through personal observations and photographs

Tuesday, 21 Oct 2025

Long-horned Springtail on a hazel leaf

We may be well into October but the new insects keep on coming. I use the term ‘insect’ loosely here, as the first new species today was a Long-horned Springtail (Pogonognathellus longicornis). The springtails were long regarded as insects but are now placed in a separate class. They are hexapods but not insects. Next was a […]