> The engineer, whose name was Craig Hannah, was also a keen naturalist and photographer. He saw the same thing happening repeatedly and wondered if it would be of interest to insect researchers. This led him to the University of Exeter’s Centre for Ecology and Conservation, to which we are both affiliated.
> Craig diligently collected small specimen-tubes of flies at the rig, which is in the UK Britannia oil field, and they started arriving regularly on our desks. We’ve spent the past few years studying them, and the results have now been published for the first time.
I really like it when this kind of thing happens. Someone being curious, contacting experts, experts being receptive and working with that person.
> Craig diligently collected small specimen-tubes of flies at the rig, which is in the UK Britannia oil field, and they started arriving regularly on our desks. We’ve spent the past few years studying them, and the results have now been published for the first time.
I really like it when this kind of thing happens. Someone being curious, contacting experts, experts being receptive and working with that person.
Edit: this may be this person's flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/21913923@N03/53747119426/in/al.... A few of the oil rig, a hoverfly, and generally lots of beautiful pictures.