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"2010-01-08T14:24:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd43-808b-7355-b190-6b0448d571be", "title": "Scoundrels – #2", "url": "https://www.rosspiper.net/2010/01/06/scoundrels-2/", "published_at": "2010-01-06T11:56:44+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd43-808b-7355-b190-6b04493878b9", "title": "Scoundrels – #3", "url": "https://www.rosspiper.net/2009/12/02/scoundrels-3/", "published_at": "2009-12-02T23:17:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd43-808b-7355-b190-6b044a37ecb3", "title": "Big, beastly and very extinct birds", "url": "https://www.rosspiper.net/2009/11/17/big-beastly-and-very-extinct-birds/", "published_at": "2009-11-17T22:56:01+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd43-808b-7355-b190-6b044a60a306", "title": "Scoundrels – #4", "url": "https://www.rosspiper.net/2009/11/13/scoundrel-4/", "published_at": "2009-11-13T16:47:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd43-808b-7355-b190-6b044aea12ec", "title": "Scoundrels – #5", "url": "https://www.rosspiper.net/2009/11/12/scoundrels-5/", "published_at": "2009-11-12T21:53:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd43-808b-7355-b190-6b044b243efc", "title": "Scoundrels – #6", "url": "https://www.rosspiper.net/2009/11/07/scoundrels-6/", "published_at": "2009-11-07T11:06:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd57-0249-72ba-8c5f-66301f8eb9c0", "title": "Scoundrels – #7", "url": "https://www.rosspiper.net/2009/11/05/scoundrels-7/", "published_at": "2009-11-05T20:18:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd57-0249-72ba-8c5f-66302049884c", "title": "Scoundrels – #8", "url": "https://www.rosspiper.net/2009/11/03/scoundrels-8/", "published_at": "2009-11-03T20:35:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd57-0249-72ba-8c5f-663020a6ce7b", "title": "Scoundrels – #9", "url": "https://www.rosspiper.net/2009/11/02/scoundrels-9/", "published_at": "2009-11-02T20:42:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd57-0249-72ba-8c5f-6630216eabae", "title": "Scoundrels – #10", "url": "https://www.rosspiper.net/2009/11/01/scoundrels/", "published_at": "2009-11-01T15:12:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd57-0249-72ba-8c5f-6630224f8065", "title": "What devilry is this?", "url": "https://www.rosspiper.net/2009/10/07/what-devilry-is-this/", "published_at": "2009-10-07T21:24:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd57-0249-72ba-8c5f-6630228570a4", "title": "There’s no need for that", "url": "https://www.rosspiper.net/2009/10/04/unpleasantness-in-the-undergrowth/", "published_at": "2009-10-04T18:16:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd57-0249-72ba-8c5f-6630237f8e5c", "title": "More poor unfortunates…", "url": "https://www.rosspiper.net/2009/10/02/more-poor-unfortunates/", "published_at": "2009-10-02T11:53:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd57-0249-72ba-8c5f-6630242b996a", "title": "Poor unfortunates", "url": "https://www.rosspiper.net/2009/09/29/poor-unfortunates/", "published_at": "2009-09-29T11:34:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd57-0249-72ba-8c5f-663024b5a25c", "title": "Dead as a dodo", "url": "https://www.rosspiper.net/2009/09/18/dead-as-a-dodo/", "published_at": "2009-09-18T09:53:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd57-0249-72ba-8c5f-66302591b69b", "title": "Beastly goings on", "url": "https://www.rosspiper.net/2009/08/27/beastly-goings-on/", "published_at": "2009-08-27T16:27:32+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
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2026

New Book Excerpts #7: Ant nest hoverfliesoriginal ↗
11 Feb 2026
New Book Excerpts #6: Scorpion Beetleoriginal ↗
3 Feb 2026
New Book Excerpts #5: Small-headed Fliesoriginal ↗
23 Jan 2026
New Book Excerpts #4: Bison Waspsoriginal ↗
16 Jan 2026
New Book Excerpts #3: Bone Skipper Flyoriginal ↗
9 Jan 2026

2025

New Book Excerpts #2: Alder Mothoriginal ↗
17 Dec 2025
New Book Excerpts #1: Spoon-winged Lacewingsoriginal ↗
12 Dec 2025

2021

New Horsehair Worm from Peruoriginal ↗
8 Nov 2021

2020

Saproxylic beetlesoriginal ↗
10 Jan 2020

2019

Brush-head reproductionoriginal ↗
6 Dec 2019
Mini-dramasoriginal ↗
25 Nov 2019
Termite-tormenting fliesoriginal ↗
20 Nov 2019
Multi wasporiginal ↗
6 Nov 2019
Insect declinesoriginal ↗
11 Feb 2019

2018

Cannibalistic weevilsoriginal ↗
12 Sept 2018
A wasp love storyoriginal ↗
29 Aug 2018
The inner workings of small beingsoriginal ↗
22 Jun 2018
Legless spidersoriginal ↗
3 May 2018
Eggcellentoriginal ↗
26 Apr 2018
Hidden worldsoriginal ↗
24 Apr 2018
A beetle with a double stingeroriginal ↗
29 Mar 2018
Clumsy suckersoriginal ↗
28 Mar 2018
A snail-riding, slime-slurping dung beetleoriginal ↗
27 Mar 2018
The most mysterious beetleoriginal ↗
21 Mar 2018
Membracidaeoriginal ↗
14 Mar 2018
6 Billion Speciesoriginal ↗
16 Jan 2018
Mega-coloniesoriginal ↗
3 Jan 2018

2017

Many pincers make light workoriginal ↗
17 May 2017
A little camp carabid…original ↗
28 Mar 2017
A new genus courtesy of some camera-shy gibbonsoriginal ↗
4 Mar 2017
Animal diversityoriginal ↗
2 Mar 2017
Ctenophoraoriginal ↗
22 Feb 2017
Drugs from bugs: the next blockbuster medicine could be lurking inside an insectoriginal ↗
27 Jan 2017

2016

A worm is not just a worm…original ↗
15 Sept 2016

2014

Metamorphosis with a twist…original ↗
21 Jan 2014

2013

https://www.rosspiper.net/2013/05/15/1172/original ↗
15 May 2013
The bee’s sleeping…original ↗
14 May 2013
Titchy ptilidsoriginal ↗
8 May 2013
https://www.rosspiper.net/2013/05/03/1014/original ↗
3 May 2013
https://www.rosspiper.net/2013/05/03/1009/original ↗
3 May 2013
https://www.rosspiper.net/2013/04/30/924/original ↗
30 Apr 2013

2012

Reproduction at its most rampant…original ↗
26 Oct 2012
Magnificent mouthpartsoriginal ↗
16 Oct 2012
Time travellersoriginal ↗
12 Oct 2012
Unfeasibly large gonads…original ↗
12 Oct 2012
Pin headoriginal ↗
23 Sept 2012
Mini-hawksoriginal ↗
19 Sept 2012
A grisly end for an earthworm…original ↗
7 Sept 2012
A tiger beetle on steroidsoriginal ↗
5 Sept 2012
Microfaunaoriginal ↗
15 Aug 2012
Cryptic goings on…original ↗
11 Jul 2012
Flagellation…original ↗
6 Jul 2012
Animal architecture 2original ↗
28 Jun 2012
Animal architecture 1original ↗
23 Jun 2012
Bloaters 2original ↗
18 Jun 2012
Bloaters 1original ↗
7 Jun 2012
Microscopic jawsoriginal ↗
13 Feb 2012
Antony and the animacules…original ↗
10 Feb 2012

2011

I give you the mud dragon…original ↗
3 Oct 2011
Something nasty in the nest…original ↗
10 Sept 2011
Lift off…original ↗
9 Aug 2011
Time for a change…original ↗
1 Aug 2011
A mite problem…original ↗
29 Jul 2011
A masterclass in mimicry…original ↗
22 Jun 2011
The most marvellous mimic…original ↗
21 Jun 2011
Termites taking altruism too far…original ↗
18 Jan 2011
Unsporting antsoriginal ↗
14 Jan 2011

2010

A precarious existenceoriginal ↗
8 Dec 2010
A sorry existence…original ↗
8 Nov 2010
Beastly Borneooriginal ↗
6 Oct 2010
Stumpedoriginal ↗
23 Sept 2010
Elasmotherium and the mysterious case of the massive hornoriginal ↗
6 Aug 2010
Spiders from Mars (well, perhaps not, but they’re definitely peculiar)original ↗
7 Jul 2010
Hats off to the digger waspsoriginal ↗
18 Jun 2010
A bit gallingoriginal ↗
1 Jun 2010
Who needs limbs?original ↗
16 May 2010
Mobile homesoriginal ↗
24 Feb 2010
Insect agricultureoriginal ↗
10 Feb 2010
A face only a mother could love (2)…original ↗
9 Feb 2010
A face only a mother could love (1)…original ↗
3 Feb 2010
Maltese madnessoriginal ↗
26 Jan 2010
Speedy water skimming beetlesoriginal ↗
17 Jan 2010
Ravenous rove beetlesoriginal ↗
15 Jan 2010
Scoundrels – #1original ↗
8 Jan 2010
Scoundrels – #2original ↗
6 Jan 2010

2009

Scoundrels – #3original ↗
2 Dec 2009
Big, beastly and very extinct birdsoriginal ↗
17 Nov 2009
Scoundrels – #4original ↗
13 Nov 2009
Scoundrels – #5original ↗
12 Nov 2009
Scoundrels – #6original ↗
7 Nov 2009
Scoundrels – #7original ↗
5 Nov 2009
Scoundrels – #8original ↗
3 Nov 2009
Scoundrels – #9original ↗
2 Nov 2009
Scoundrels – #10original ↗
1 Nov 2009
What devilry is this?original ↗
7 Oct 2009
There’s no need for thatoriginal ↗
4 Oct 2009
More poor unfortunates…original ↗
2 Oct 2009
Poor unfortunatesoriginal ↗
29 Sept 2009
Dead as a dodooriginal ↗
18 Sept 2009
Beastly goings onoriginal ↗
27 Aug 2009