“Something Something Science” is a new, occasional blog series by me, Simon Connolly. I am a (hopefully) final year PhD candidate, and I will be sharing my expertise on insects, spiders and other cool scientific topics. I will also share my opinions on discussions in the science discourse and media, through my perspective as an early career scientist!

You don’t need to be a scientist to enjoy this, and even if you are, you might still learn something! So…scroll on down for the first post in this new series…