No-one can doubt the importance of invertebrates for the environment whether it is for their contributions to ecological services like pollination and waste disposal or for the simple pleasures of

In the last issue there was an article discussing the use of perforated beads in Morocco.

David Long (Mollusc World 14, p. 21, July 2007) asks if anyone else has noticed a decrease in snails sieved from leaf litter this year.