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Simon Barnes

My week as a Krøyer’s deep-sea anglerfish

Each week Simon Barnes hears what the last seven days has been like for a member of the animal kingdom

Tue 21 Oct 2025

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Simon Barnes
The baby terror of the savannah: my week as a gregarious antlion

Fri 3 Oct 2025

The baby terror of the savannah: my week as a gregarious antlion
Simon Barnes
“Terror of the pond”: a week as an emperor dragonfly

Thu 10 Jul 2025

“Terror of the pond”: a week as an emperor dragonfly
Simon Barnes
Simon Barnes: my week as a tsetse fly

Fri 30 May 2025

Simon Barnes: my week as a tsetse fly
Simon Barnes
‘Life as a creative genius is no bed of roses’ – my week as a nightingale

Wed 21 May 2025

‘Life as a creative genius is no bed of roses’ – my week as a nightingale
Simon Barnes
‘I’m considering landing this year’ – my week as a swift

Fri 16 May 2025

‘I’m considering landing this year’ – my week as a swift
Simon Barnes
Unique and inimitable – my week as an aardvark

Thu 8 May 2025

Unique and inimitable – my week as an aardvark
Simon Barnes
Humans? Only in an emergency – my week as a vampire bat

Fri 2 May 2025

Humans? Only in an emergency – my week as a vampire bat
Simon Barnes
‘Wait for the sun. Hope to survive’: my week as an Orange-tip butterfly

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘Wait for the sun. Hope to survive’: my week as an Orange-tip butterfly

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