Navigation of the 'Species description' frames?

For a visual explanation of this navigation, please click here for a screen shot.

The site is designed so that each species can be compared with other similar species. To do this the main area of the browser in the 'Species description' pages has been split vertically. 

A picture and description can be found in the left hand frame and descriptions of other species can be viewed by scrolling down and clicking on the species names (which are hyperlinks) under the heading 'Species descriptions'.

The sexes, stages and forms of those species can then be viewed in the right hand frame by clicking on the hyperlinks at the bottom of each species description.

To compare similar species in the right hand frame, click on the hyperlinks under the heading 'Similar species'.

No Navigation Buttons?

If  the buttons in the navigation column to the left of the screen are greyed out, it may be that Java is switched off in your browser or you do not have Java loaded on your computer (this was the case with computers running Internet Explorer on some early versions of Windows XP). It was due to a dispute between Microsoft and Sun Microsystems. For a free download of the Java software from Sun, please click here

Picture too light or dark?

As they are to be viewed on the internet, the pictures in 'WildguideUK' have been designed for the 'average' monitor, but are purposely dense in colour so that important detail is not lost in the highlights.

If you find that the picture appears too dark or light, it may be that your monitor is set with the wrong brightness or contrast setting. These can be adjusted to your liking in the same way as a television. 

The kelvin setting of your monitor will also affect the brightness. A 'warm' or low kelvin setting of around 5000k will make your picture appear darker. A 'cooler' or high setting of around 9300k will appear bright.

All of these settings may be adjusted using the controls along the bottom of your monitor screen, but modern graphics cards allow greater control over brightness, contrast and colour by adjusting the settings in their driver software, which is usually accessed by right clicking your mouse on your desktop and looking for 'gamma control' or similar in the screen settings.