Five Years Underground

A cicada nymph, unearthed while gardening. From this I discovered that New Zealand cicadas live underground for seven years. Some US cicadas live from 13 to 17 years underground.

As the nymphs grow they shed their skins, usually going through five stages (known as…

The Wonderlogues

The Wonderlogues

The Wonderlogues are a series of dinner/dialogue events which encourage the sharing of knowledge, ideas,…

Wonder Research

Wonder Research

A sense of wonder has long been seen as a catalyst to the imagination, to…

The Keeper’s Diary

A cicada nymph, unearthed while gardening. From this I discovered that New Zealand cicadas live underground for seven years. Some US cicadas live from 13 to 17 years underground.

The prefix ‘eco’ comes from the Greek word oikos, meaning home. In this way ecology…