Category Archives: Entomology

The saw mill and the saw fly

Posted on May 17, 2016 by odeboyz

I spent many years of my life as a carpenter in Essex. I often went to the Five Oaks Lane timber yards (Hog Hill, Collier Row) in the 80s and 90s. It specialised in softwood. I was buying some timber … Continue reading →

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Flies and Dung

Posted on June 22, 2015 by odeboyz

The only thing that you are sure to find if you walk through the countryside with your eyes shut is dung. And every heap of dung has its residents; on it, in it and under it. On it we will … Continue reading →

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How I became an Entomologist

Posted on November 1, 2013 by odeboyz

Entomology part 1

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Sausage and Eggs

Posted on August 30, 2013 by odeboyz

In the photographs above you will notice a pork sausage, no ordinary pork sausage but a high meat content sausage. This sausage was fried last summer in Romford at about noon on a Saturday. Its former partner was consumed immediately … Continue reading →

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