As if we haven't got enough problems with the Covid-19 pandemic! There are now reports of mobile telephone company equipment being set on fire and personnel verbally attacked because online groups have claimed that the new 5G systems are designed to kill people. They even claim that living near a mast causes the respiratory problems seen in the pandemic rather than being the result of a viral infection (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/03/broadband-engineers-threatened-due-to-5g-coronavirus-conspiracies). It really beggars belief that people can get such ideas although they do appear to be a ramping up of claims in the early days of mobiles that they could damage the brain. The evidence is extremely weak and we do need to have the people connected as effectively as possible at this time
This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
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What's In a Critter's Name? 11. Comma butterfly
The Comma butterfly ( Polygonia c-album) gets its name from the punctuation-like mark, on the underside of its wings.
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