The journey of a katydid nymph from fresh hatchling all the way through to the adult.

We follow the tortuous process by which a katydid nymph hatches from its protective egg case and simultaneously sheds the cuticle coat it acquired as an embryo.

A view of an insect making the transformation from nymph to adult under the cover of darkness

I chance upon another insect - a katydid - doing the houdini trick of escaping from its nymphal skin

Damselflies and dragonflies undergo extensive changes during their final moult, adapting to the shift from swimming to flight.

We get to witness ecdysis - moulting of the exoskeleton - taking place in our resident stick insect.

A bumper year for the cicadas prompts me to take a closer look at their biology.