A 3mm long Moth, which was first found in 2004, has been recognised as a new species! The micro-moth, which lives in Hembury Woods in Devon is believed to be unique to the UK and not found anywhere else in the world. The tiny moth, with a wingspan of just 6mm, was first spotted in 2004 by amateur naturalist Bob Heckford. In January this year (2010), the moth was officially recognised in the journal Zookeys [...]

The Loch Ness monster was believed to exist according to a 1930s declassified document. In 1938, the chief constable of Inverness-shire raised concerns about protecting Nessie from hunters! In a letter released by the National Archives of Scotland (NAS), he wrote: “That there is some strange fish [creature] in Loch Ness now seems beyond doubt.” Interestingly he refers to it as a “strange fish“, and not a creature or monster. But what is clear is [...]

A cast is being made of tracks left by a two-metre long ancient animal in north east Fife. The tracks were made by a giant six-legged “sea scorpion” called Hibbertopterus as it crawled over damp sand about 330 million years ago. It is the largest known walking trackway of a eurypterid or any invertebrate animal. The tracks were discovered by Dr Martin Whyte from the University of Sheffield while he was out walking. Scottish Natural [...]

Three people were taken to hospital after an angry goat invaded a nursing home in Australia. The animal’s rampage at the On Luck Chinese nursing home in Melbourne ended only when it was caught by police. The seven-year-old goat, named Billy, wandered into the grounds of the nursing home after escaping its enclosure at a nearby home. The animal became agitated when a gardener tried to shoo it away, butting the gardener before attacking a [...]