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A bumper year for bugs: as the world warms up, insects are moving northwards

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A bumper year for bugs: as the world warms up, insects are moving northwards

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The Guardian

2026-09-24 · attributed to source

A bumper year for bugs: as the world warms up, insects are moving northwards

Britain has seen an explosion of migrating insects – in some cases from as far as northern Africa It was a stifling evening in July and Matt Phelps was out for a stroll, when a piercing, whirring noise stopped him in his tracks. As an ecologist, Phelps knows his fauna – and he could think of no UK creature that could emit such a sound. “It was like the classic sound effect of a cricket in a film, a beeping sort of little trilling sound,” said Phelps, who works at Knepp Estate in West Sussex. He returned with entomologist Graeme Lyons to track it down. But the sound, though incredibly loud, “seemed to be all around us … it was very ventriloquial”. Continue reading...

The Guardian

2026-09-24 · attributed to source

Big-eyed bugs and praying mantises: climate crisis drives new visitors to UK shores

Britain has seen an explosion of migrating insects – in some cases from as far as northern Africa It was a stifling evening in July and Matt Phelps was out for a stroll, when a piercing, whirring noise stopped him in his tracks. As an ecologist, Phelps knows his fauna – and he co

The Guardian

2026-09-24 · attributed to source

Big-eyed bugs and praying mantises: climate crisis drives new visitors to UK shores

Britain has seen an explosion of migrating insects – in some cases from as far as northern Africa It was a stifling evening in July and Matt Phelps was out for a stroll, when a piercing, whirring noise stopped him in his tracks. As an ecologist, Phelps knows his fauna – and he co

The Guardian

2026-09-24 · attributed to source

A bumper year for bugs: as the world warms up, insects are moving northwards

Britain has seen an explosion of migrating insects – in some cases from as far as northern Africa It was a stifling evening in July and Matt Phelps was out for a stroll, when a piercing, whirring noise stopped him in his tracks. As an ecologist, Phelps knows his fauna – and he co

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  1. First on desk · 9/24/2026, 10:00:54 AM
    A bumper year for bugs: as the world warms up, insects are moving northwards
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  2. Update · 9/24/2026, 10:00:54 AM
    A bumper year for bugs: as the world warms up, insects are moving northwards
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  3. Update · 9/24/2026, 10:00:21 PM
    Big-eyed bugs and praying mantises: climate crisis drives new visitors to UK shores
    Original link
  4. Update · 9/24/2026, 10:00:21 PM
    Big-eyed bugs and praying mantises: climate crisis drives new visitors to UK shores
    Original link
The Guardian reports the following. EcoBriefing is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with The Guardian, which released it. Britain has seen an explosion of migrating insects – in some cases from as far as northern Africa It was a stifling evening in July and Matt Phelps was out for a stroll, when a piercing, whirring noise stopped him in his tracks. As an ecologist, Phelps knows his fauna – and he could think of no UK creature that could emit such a sound. “It was like the classic sound effect of a cricket in a film, a beeping sort of little trilling sound,” said Phelps, who works at Knepp Estate in West Sussex. He returned with entomologist Graeme Lyons to track it down. But the sound, though incredibly loud, “seemed to be all around us … it was very ventriloquial”. Continue reading... Original link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/24/world-warms-up-insects-moving-northwards-uk

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