The 'scarlet worm' mentioned in the Bible is a scale insect, which lives in oak trees ... considering that female scale insects lack legs and wings, to the extent that some Greek and Roman naturalists ...
WHICH is your favourite shop in Henley? I must admit that mine is the Oxfam bookshop in Duke Street, run a close second by the Bell Bookshop in Bell Street. It has reached the point where I can’t buy ...