Melanophila beetles are attracted to forest fires and lay their eggs on burnt wood.

Microbes - bacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa and viruses - affect every aspect of life on earth. They have an amazing diversity of form and can exist in a wide range of habitats from hot springs to the icy wastes of Antarctica and inside the bodies of animals and plants.

There are 13 species of otter worldwide, but only one in the UK: the European otter, Lutra lutra. it's found across Eurasia from Ireland to China, and into southeast Asia. Otters living inland are identical to those in the sea.