Up close and steamy today in the lab today, Martin’s gilded bee has a starring role on the miniature 360 degree stage of the scanning electron microscope. We ‘film’ our prize specimen from different positions, focusing on her lovely furry face: which, I notice, is heart-shaped.

High, bright full moon again tonight (some sites give 25, others 26 July). I take photos from the bedroom window across to the ridges of empty quarries in Coxside.