Friday 30 December 2016

Biologist's ant research provides long-term look at effects of climate change

Many scientists have attempted to tackle how climate change will affect the natural world by...
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Wednesday 28 December 2016

Widespread 'gray zone' of animals transitioning from one species to two

New research characterizes the ability of populations to interbreed and exchange genes as a function...
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Tuesday 27 December 2016

Gifts for Someone Wild About Ants

So, what kind of presents do you get for someone who is Wild About Ants? How about a “Caution...
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'Ant-like' bees among newly discovered desert species

Entomologists report nine newly identified species of the desert bee genus Perdita, including two...
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Monday 26 December 2016

Ash tree genome aids fight against disease

Researchers have successfully decoded the genetic sequence of the ash tree, to help the fight...
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Thursday 22 December 2016

Mass insect migrations in UK skies

A decade of monitoring aerial insect migration reveals that trillions of individuals travel above us...
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Wednesday 21 December 2016

133 new species described by the California Academy of Sciences in 2016

In 2016, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added new plant and animal species to our...
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Female promiscuity in butterflies controls paternity

The eggs of some butterfly and moth species vary to give females control over the paternity of their...
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Tuesday 20 December 2016

Male bumblebees leave home without looking back

Male bumblebees leave home and fly away without looking back, making no effort to remember the...
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Stabilizing evolutionary forces keep ants strong

A type of natural selection, called “stabilizing selection,” is thought to maintain...
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Monday 19 December 2016

Researchers develop first chikungunya vaccine from virus that does not affect people

Researchers have developed the first vaccine for chikungunya fever made from an insect-specific...
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Movement of rainforest butterflies restricted by oil palm plantations

Scientists have found that oil palm plantations, which produce oil for commercial use in cooking,...
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Sunday 18 December 2016

Fossilized water fleas: Evolution of the micro-crustacean group Cladocera

Scientists have studied the evolutionary history of the so-called “water fleas.” These...
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Hobby Shops opening times in Bath | FindOpen UK

Find opening times and closing times from the Hobby Shops category in Bath and other contact details...
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Thursday 15 December 2016

Blocking hormone activity in mosquitoes could help reduce malaria spread

Disruption of hormone signaling in mosquitoes may reduce their ability to transmit the parasite that...
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Tuesday 13 December 2016

Neonics are damaging bumblebees' vibes, study shows

Bumblebees’ ability to produce the buzzing – or vibration – that enables them to pollinate key...
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Ant Mimics: Nymphs of Texas Bow-legged Bug

Is it an ant? Take a closer look. Can you see the beak folded under the head? Although it resembles...
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Monday 12 December 2016

Why plants eat feces when they could eat flesh

What drives a carnivorous plant to abandon eating meat in favor of a diet of bat feces? Ecologists...
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Thursday 8 December 2016

Jumping water striders know how to avoid breaking of the water surface

When escaping from attacking predators, different water strider species adjust their jump...
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Honeybee memories: Another piece of the Alzheimer's puzzle?

The honeybee can form complex memories through processes much like those happening in human brains....
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Protection against Zika just as important during winter

Just because temperatures are cooling down as winter approaches, it’s no time to let your...
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Wednesday 7 December 2016

Common insecticides are riskier than thought to predatory insects

Neonicotinoids – the most widely used class of insecticides – significantly reduce...
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Chemical mosquito controls ineffective in Zika fight

Some existing methods for controlling Zika-carrying mosquitoes are not effective and may even be...
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Plants modified to express fruit fly gene used to detoxify contaminated land

Scientists have discovered that a gene found in the common fruit fly can be successfully expressed...
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Tuesday 6 December 2016

Experimental insecticide explodes mosquitoes, not honeybees

Entomologists report an experimental molecule that inhibits kidney function in mosquitoes and thus...
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Growing mosquito populations linked to urbanization, DDT's slow decay

Mosquito populations have increased as much as ten-fold over the past five decades in New York, New...
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Honey bee teenagers speed up the aging process of their elders

In honey bee colonies, a single queen is laying eggs from which thousands of worker bees are born....
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Sunday 4 December 2016

First Antarctic ground beetle discovered

Fossilized forewings from two individuals, discovered on the Beardmore Glacier in Antarctica,...
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Using sound to stop destructive beetles in their tracks

What would the paradise of Hawaii be without swaying coconut palms, with succulent fruit that is...
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Saturday 3 December 2016

Synthetic rice odour blend lures gravid malaria mosquitoes

The increased use of irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa has benefited the Anopheles arabiensis...
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Page not found – Natures Incredible from Nature’s Incredible! http://bit.ly/1rbOYbt via Nature...
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Friday 2 December 2016

Management of pine beetle not working

A method to control the spread of mountain pine beetles—pheromone baiting—may actually help the...
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Each animal species hosts a unique microbial community and benefits from it

Each animal species hosts its own, unique community of microbes that can significantly improve its...
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Thursday 1 December 2016

Predation on pollinating insects shaped the evolution of the orchid mantis

Female orchid mantis adults mimic the appearance of flowers due to their ancestors’ association with...
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Wednesday 30 November 2016

Study reveals key role of mRNA's 'fifth nucleotide' in determining sex in fruit flies

A team of scientists has shown how a common mRNA modification, N6-methyladenosine (m6A), regulates...
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Tuesday 29 November 2016

Ants communicate by mouth-to-mouth fluid exchange

Liquids shared mouth-to-mouth by social insects contain proteins and small molecules that can...
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Walrus

Walruses are famous for their tusks and are the only pinnipeds (true seals, sea lions and fur seals)...
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Insects

The insects are one of the most successful types of living organism, with roughly half of all...
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Monday 28 November 2016

Could honey bee brood be the future of food?

Honey bee brood – the larvae and pupae of drones – has great potential as a food source. It is...
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Thursday 24 November 2016

World of viruses uncovered

A pioneering study of invertebrates has discovered 1,445 viruses, including several new families,...
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DNA analysis of bluebird feces reveals benefits for vineyards

Do bluebirds nesting in California’s vineyards help grape growers by eating agricultural...
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Wednesday 23 November 2016

Emergence of winter moths has scientist worried about another spring of defoliation

Winter moths are creating a nuisance and laying eggs that may lead to another spring of defoliated...
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Tuesday 22 November 2016

Between a rock and a hard place: Biologists unearth sandstone-excavating bees

In the popular nursery story The Three Little Pigs, the prudent porker who builds his house of brick...
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Butterfly mother's food choice for offspring changes with experience

Plants communicate with animals using a blend of signals that influence animal behavior. The balance...
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New dominant ant species discovered in Ethiopia shows potential for global invasion

A team of scientists conducting a recent biodiversity survey in the ancient church forests of...
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Ants and epiphytes: A longstanding relationship

The first farmers on the Fijian archipelago were ants: For millions of years, an ant species on the...
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Fly larvae clean bee-eater's nest

Bird nests are home not only to the bird parents and their offspring but also to other inhabitants,...
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Sunday 20 November 2016

Komodo dragon

The name and appearance of the Komodo dragon is straight out of legend. In reality these are huge,...
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Saturday 19 November 2016

Meet the unsung heroes of dung: Beetles found to reduce survival of livestock parasites

Dung beetles can help farmers by reducing the development and survival of parasites in cowpats that...
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Making strides in fight against Zika

There’s a war raging on a tiny battlefield and the outcome could well touch millions of people...
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Friday 18 November 2016

Bacteria discovery offers possible new means of controlling crop pest

A bacterium common in insects has been discovered in a plant-parasitic roundworm, opening up the...
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Wednesday 16 November 2016

Ant bridges connect shy tropical tree crowns

Internet and phone connections are essential for effective communicators and for success in...
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Mosquitoes could infect humans with Zika and chikungunya viruses at the same time

Mosquitoes are capable of carrying Zika and chikungunya viruses simultaneously and can secrete...
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Tuesday 15 November 2016

LED lights attract fewer insects than other lights

Domestic LED lights are much less attractive to nuisance insects such as biting midges than...
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Monday 14 November 2016

Pest control: Wicked weeds may be agricultural angels

Farmers looking to reduce reliance on pesticides, herbicides and other pest management tools may...
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Saturday 12 November 2016

Genomic tools to combat the spread of the invasive Asian longhorned beetle

The Asian longhorned beetle, also known as the starry sky beetle, is native to eastern Asia but has...
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New findings about the deformed wing virus, a major factor in honey bee colony mortality

In recent years, massive losses of honey bee colonies have occurred during winter in Europe and...
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Friday 11 November 2016

Genomic tools to combat the spread of the invasive Asian longhorned beetle

The Asian longhorned beetle, also known as the starry sky beetle, is native to eastern Asia but has...
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New findings about the deformed wing virus, a major factor in honey bee colony mortality

In recent years, massive losses of honey bee colonies have occurred during winter in Europe and...
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Genomic tools to combat the spread of the invasive Asian longhorned beetle

The Asian longhorned beetle, also known as the starry sky beetle, is native to eastern Asia but has...
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New findings about the deformed wing virus, a major factor in honey bee colony mortality

In recent years, massive losses of honey bee colonies have occurred during winter in Europe and...
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Insect vector feeding recognized by machine learning

Scientists have used machine learning algorithms to teach computers to recognize the insect feeding...
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Genome of black blow fly mapped

Researchers have sequenced the genome of the black blow fly, an insect commonly found throughout the...
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Thursday 10 November 2016

Genome of black blow fly mapped

Researchers have sequenced the genome of the black blow fly, an insect commonly found throughout the...
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Ants Think It’s Hip to be Square

A friend sent me this photograph of an ants’ nest in a sidewalk. (Photograph by Cassie...
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Changing views of evolutionary factors at work on earliest mammals

Using 3D-printed replicas of 200-million-year-old mammal teeth and polymers that mimic insect prey,...
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Tropical bed bug reappears after 60-year absence

Biologically, tropical bed bugs mirror common bed bugs in that they feed on human blood. So...
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Wednesday 9 November 2016

Lovers or fighters: Species of giant cockroaches employ different strategies in the mating game

Even in the insect world, males must adopt different strategies to win females, depending on their...
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Patagonian fossil leaves reveal rapid recovery from dinosaur extinction event

Ancient feeding marks from hungry insects in South American leaf fossils are shedding new light on...
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The Caucasus as an 'island' in the 'sea' of steppes: New insights in mosquito evolution

From a geographical point of view, the Caucasus is far from an island or even a peninsula, being a...
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Bees use multiple cues in hunt for pollen

Bees use a variety of senses and memory of previous experiences when deciding where to forage for...
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Lovers or fighters: Species of giant cockroaches employ different strategies in the mating game

Even in the insect world, males must adopt different strategies to win females, depending on their...
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Patagonian fossil leaves reveal rapid recovery from dinosaur extinction event

Ancient feeding marks from hungry insects in South American leaf fossils are shedding new light on...
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The Caucasus as an 'island' in the 'sea' of steppes: New insights in mosquito evolution

From a geographical point of view, the Caucasus is far from an island or even a peninsula, being a...
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Bees use multiple cues in hunt for pollen

Bees use a variety of senses and memory of previous experiences when deciding where to forage for...
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Tuesday 8 November 2016

Variable tree growth after fire protects forests from future bark beetle outbreaks

Do severe wildfires make forests in the western United States more susceptible to future bark beetle...
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Variable tree growth after fire protects forests from future bark beetle outbreaks

Do severe wildfires make forests in the western United States more susceptible to future bark beetle...
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Sunday 6 November 2016

A new threat to bees worldwide

A recent study highlights a newly identified virus – named Moku after the Hawaiian Island from which...
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Friday 4 November 2016

redlawr (@redlawr) on Twitter

redlawr (@redlawr) on Twitter from Nature’s Incredible! https://twitter.com/redlawr via Nature...
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Female fish judge males on DIY skills, study shows

Male fish build nests to suit local environments - and females judge males on their ability to...
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Female fish judge males on DIY skills, study shows

Male fish build nests to suit local environments - and females judge males on their ability to...
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Wednesday 2 November 2016

Tricking moths into revealing the computational underpinnings of sensory integration

A research team has teased out how hawkmoths integrate signals from two sensory systems: vision and...
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Environmentally-friendly pesticides: One hormone to rule them all

Identifying stress hormones in insects can be a step towards environmentally-friendly pesticides....
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Tuesday 1 November 2016

Research into extreme weather effects may explain recent butterfly decline

Increasingly frequent extreme weather events could threaten butterfly populations in the UK and...
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Research into extreme weather effects may explain recent butterfly decline

Increasingly frequent extreme weather events could threaten butterfly populations in the UK and...
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Saturday 29 October 2016

Researchers identify genes for 'Help me!' aromas from corn

When corn seedlings are nibbled by caterpillars, they defend themselves by releasing scent compounds...
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Thursday 27 October 2016

New warning over spread of ash dieback

The ash dieback fungus could spread more quickly and affect more trees than previously expected,...
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Ant genomics help reshape biological history of the Americas

Scientists have long believed that the Isthmus of Panama emerged from the ocean three million years...
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Wednesday 26 October 2016

The buzz about edible bugs: Can they replace beef?

The idea of eating bugs has created a buzz lately in both foodie and international development...
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Tuesday 25 October 2016

Carpenter ants: When social instructions may be dangerous

Why do social beings sometimes put their own common sense aside to follow the lead of others, even...
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Carpenter ants: When social instructions may be dangerous

Why do social beings sometimes put their own common sense aside to follow the lead of others, even...
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Saturday 22 October 2016

Friday 21 October 2016

Ancient proteins shown to control plant growth

An international team of life scientists reports the discovery of mechanisms regulating plant growth...
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Thursday 20 October 2016

Amazonian frog has its own ant repellent

Special chemicals covering the skin of a tiny yellow-striped Amazonian frog provide a protective...
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Wednesday 19 October 2016

Shadows reveal how insects walk on water

Water striders’ ability to walk and jump on the surfaces of ponds and lakes has long amazed...
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Tuesday 18 October 2016

How animals sense the rate of temperature change

A biologist has uncovered the molecular mechanism that regulates an animal’s ability to sense the...
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'Shadow method' reveals locomotion secrets of water striders

Intrigued by the floating mechanisms of water striders and the updated Archimedes’ principle, which...
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Saturday 15 October 2016

Why insect pests love monocultures, and how plant diversity could change that

Left to its own defenses, a farm field growing a variety of plants tends to attract fewer insect...
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Thursday 13 October 2016

Ornamental plants for conserving bees, beneficial insects

Insects play a vital role in ecosystem health, helping to aerate soil, keeping the natural system in...
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Wednesday 12 October 2016

Impact of pesticide on bumblebees revealed by taking experiments into the field

A study in which free-foraging bee colonies were placed in the field has shown that pesticide...
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Jellyfish

Jellyfish, sometimes known as true jellyfish, are a class of cnidarians found in every ocean of the...
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Tuesday 11 October 2016

Virus carrying DNA of black widow spider toxin discovered

Biologists sequencing the genome of the WO virus, which infects the bacterial parasite Wolbachia,...
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Altering the 'flavor' of humans could help fight malaria

A specialized area of the mosquito brain mixes tastes with smells to create unique and preferred...
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Deceptive flowers, duping insects: How parachute flowers lure their pollinators into a trap

An unusually cunning imitation strategy has recently been discovered in the plant kingdom. A twiner...
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Sunday 9 October 2016

Flying jewels spell death for tarantulas: Study of a North American spider fly genus

Spider flies are usually a rarely encountered group of insects, except in Western North America,...
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In the belly of the devil: New rare ant species found in the stomach of a poison frog

While new ant species are usually discovered in surveys involving researchers searching through leaf...
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Friday 7 October 2016

High number of pesticides within colonies linked to honey bee deaths

Honey bee colonies in the United States have been dying at high rates for over a decade, and...
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Choosing a mate: It's the brain, not the nose, that knows

Female moths produce a sex pheromone, a different blend of chemicals for each species, which...
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Global warming collapses symbiotic gut bacteria, killing host insects

A new study shows that when heat-susceptible bacteria living symbiotically in the guts of insects...
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naturesincredible.com has changed. All reports saved: 62.

History of naturesincredible.com changes, reports: IP Address [6], Redirects [5], Statistics [9],...
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Thursday 6 October 2016

Caterpillar Growth Using A Butterfly Kit - YouTube

For detailed info go to: http://ift.tt/1WWXHNR When you receive your caterpillars they will be...
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'Blind dates' in the amber world

“Old” doesn’t always have to mean “primitive.” Paleontologists have...
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Urban warming slows tree growth, photosynthesis

New research finds that urban warming reduces growth and photosynthesis in city trees. The...
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Wednesday 5 October 2016

'Blind dates' in the amber world

“Old” doesn’t always have to mean “primitive.” Paleontologists have...
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Urban warming slows tree growth, photosynthesis

New research finds that urban warming reduces growth and photosynthesis in city trees. The...
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String pulling bees provide insight into spread of culture

Bumblebees can learn to pull strings for food and pass on the ability to a colony, according to new...
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String pulling bees provide insight into spread of culture

Bumblebees can learn to pull strings for food and pass on the ability to a colony, according to new...
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Tuesday 4 October 2016

Culex mosquitoes do not transmit zika virus, study finds

A new study has found important results in the fight against Zika virus: Culex mosquitoes do not...
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Queens, sex and colony collapse

When a queen has sex with many different partners, it can increase her risk of infection with...
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Choosing a mate: It's the brain, not the nose, that knows

How does a male moth find the right type of female for mating when there are two similar types...
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Invasive insects: Underestimated cost to the world economy

Invasive insects cause at least 69 billion euros of damage per annum worldwide, say investigators,...
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Hearing the same sound twice in each ear helps insects locate their mates

An incredibly advanced hearing system which enables a group of insects to listen to the same sound...
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Hearing the same sound twice in each ear helps insects locate their mates

An incredibly advanced hearing system which enables a group of insects to listen to the same sound...
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Monday 3 October 2016

Cities can serve as a refuge for insect pollinators

Residents living in towns and cities can play a major role in ensuring insect pollinators survive...
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Sunday 2 October 2016

Giant Thai insect reveals clues to human heart disease

An electron microscope has been used to capture the first three-dimensional image of a tiny...
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Friday 30 September 2016

New way to open insects' exoskeletons for study

Insects are tough animals to study. One reason is their armor-like coating, called an exoskeleton,...
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Good food puts bees in good mood

After bumblebees drink a small droplet of really sweet sugar water, they behave like they are in a...
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Structure of the BinAB toxin revealed

Could we get rid of mosquitoes without polluting the environment? Yes, we can, say researchers. The...
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Thursday 29 September 2016

Good food puts bees in good mood

After bumblebees drink a small droplet of really sweet sugar water, they behave like they are in a...
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Structure of the BinAB toxin revealed

Could we get rid of mosquitoes without polluting the environment? Yes, we can, say researchers. The...
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Fungus makes mosquitoes much more likely to become infected with malaria

A fungus that compromises the immune system of mosquitoes, making them more susceptible to infection...
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One fly to rule them all: Flies are the key pollinators of the High Arctic

Forget the view of the Arctic as an icy desert devoid of life. The Arctic summer is buzzing with...
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Wednesday 28 September 2016

Fungus makes mosquitoes much more likely to become infected with malaria

A fungus that compromises the immune system of mosquitoes, making them more susceptible to infection...
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One fly to rule them all: Flies are the key pollinators of the High Arctic

Forget the view of the Arctic as an icy desert devoid of life. The Arctic summer is buzzing with...
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Eat, escape, love: The price of looking sexy

In the animal kingdom colorful traits can be both a blessing and a curse. A new study has studied...
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Tuesday 27 September 2016

Eat, escape, love: The price of looking sexy

In the animal kingdom colorful traits can be both a blessing and a curse. A new study has studied...
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Friday 23 September 2016

Culex mosquitoes do not transmit Zika virus, study finds

Important results in the fight against Zika virus has been identified by researchers: Culex...
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Researcher finds gene that reduces female mosquitoes

Placing a particular Y chromosome gene on the autosomes of Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes — a...
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Edible crickets can be reared on weeds and cassava plant tops

To become a sustainable alternative to meat, reared crickets must be fed feeds other than the...
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Culex mosquitoes do not transmit Zika virus, study finds

Important results in the fight against Zika virus has been identified by researchers: Culex...
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Researcher finds gene that reduces female mosquitoes

Placing a particular Y chromosome gene on the autosomes of Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes — a...
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Edible crickets can be reared on weeds and cassava plant tops

To become a sustainable alternative to meat, reared crickets must be fed feeds other than the...
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Thursday 22 September 2016

Quality, not quantity, of diet is key to health of baby birds

In a new study that upends the way ornithologists think about a young bird’s diet – but...
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Gut bacteria explain insects' tolerance to a toxic diet

The microbial communities of toxic plant feeders in the Albufera lake in Valencia, Spain have been...
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Wednesday 21 September 2016

Butterfly Farm

Results for Butterfly Farm ; customer reviews, prices, contact details, opening hours for Butterfly...
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A protein in mosquito spit can keep Dengue virus in check

Mosquito saliva influences transmission of viruses to a bitten mammalian host. For example, it...
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The call of the dung: How flies find their meal

Like many other insects, vinegar flies produce pheromones to call their conspecifics to an...
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Tuesday 20 September 2016

The call of the dung: How flies find their meal

Like many other insects, vinegar flies produce pheromones to call their conspecifics to an...
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The call of the dung: How flies find their meal

Like many other insects, vinegar flies produce pheromones to call their conspecifics to an...
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Monday 19 September 2016

Mosquito preference for human versus animal biting has genetic basis

Mosquitoes are more likely to feed on cattle than on humans if they carry a specific chromosomal...
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Saturday 17 September 2016

For ants, 'elite' individuals are not always so effective

We all know that social insects, such as ants, often work together to achieve effective responses to...
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Freshwater stingrays chew their food just like a goat

A new study has found that some freshwater stingrays from the Amazon chew their food in a similar...
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Light causes drosophila to take longer midday nap

Fruit flies’ activity peaks especially in the morning and late afternoon. The insects extend...
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Friday 16 September 2016

Freshwater stingrays chew their food just like a goat

A new study has found that some freshwater stingrays from the Amazon chew their food in a similar...
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Light causes drosophila to take longer midday nap

Fruit flies’ activity peaks especially in the morning and late afternoon. The insects extend...
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Thursday 15 September 2016

Video: See Leafcutter Ants in Action

The Washington Post has a new video this week featuring Ted Schultz, research entomologist at the...
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Tuesday 13 September 2016

Between a rock and a hard place: Biologists unearth sandstone-excavating bees

Scientists describe the uncommon xeric bees that expend great effort to carve their nests in...
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Drones for butterfly conservation

High-resolution aerial photographs provide information that is both up-to-date and tailored for the...
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Ants have dual navigation systems

Ants visually track the motion of objects as they move through their environment in order to...
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Digitizing North America's butterfly and moth collections

This fall researchers at the Georgia Museum of Natural History at the University of Georgia will...
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Between a rock and a hard place: Biologists unearth sandstone-excavating bees

Scientists describe the uncommon xeric bees that expend great effort to carve their nests in...
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Drones for butterfly conservation

High-resolution aerial photographs provide information that is both up-to-date and tailored for the...
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Digitizing North America's butterfly and moth collections

This fall researchers at the Georgia Museum of Natural History at the University of Georgia will...
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Ants have dual navigation systems

Ants visually track the motion of objects as they move through their environment in order to...
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Seek and you shall find: Bees remain excellent searchers even when ill

Honeybees are hardwired to efficiently search the landscape enabling them to continue working for...
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That stings: Insecticide hurts queen bees' egg-laying abilities

A new study suggests that a best-selling insecticide impairs the ability of a queen honey bee and...
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Monday 12 September 2016

Seek and you shall find: Bees remain excellent searchers even when ill

Honeybees are hardwired to efficiently search the landscape enabling them to continue working for...
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That stings: Insecticide hurts queen bees' egg-laying abilities

A new study suggests that a best-selling insecticide impairs the ability of a queen honey bee and...
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Saturday 10 September 2016

dreggins: A younger female Madagascar Hissing cockroach, one...

dreggins: A younger female Madagascar Hissing cockroach, one out of my colony of about 20. from...
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Friday 9 September 2016

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Yellow or black, large or small? Ant color and body size respond strongly to environment

A study of ants across three continents has revealed that their color and size is strongly...
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Picky ants maintain color polymorphism of bugs they work with

Researchers have found that ants have a particular preference for aphid colonies with certain...
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Why moths are attracted to light

Light at night changes animals’ behavior. A new study shows that moths are attracted to street lamps...
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Thursday 8 September 2016

Yellow or black, large or small? Ant color and body size respond strongly to environment

A study of ants across three continents has revealed that their color and size is strongly...
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Why moths are attracted to light

Light at night changes animals’ behavior. A new study shows that moths are attracted to street lamps...
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Picky ants maintain color polymorphism of bugs they work with

Researchers have found that ants have a particular preference for aphid colonies with certain...
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Wednesday 7 September 2016

Fruit flies yield clues on cancerous tumor hotspots

Scientists have found that the epithelial tissues that line the surfaces of organs throughout the...
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Snake eats lizard eats beetle: Fossil food chain from the Messel Pit examined

Scientists have examined a spectacular discovery from the UNESCO World Heritage site Messel Pit: A...
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Probing a mosquito protein for clues in the fight against Zika

As health departments around the United States boost efforts to combat Zika, scientists are working...
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britsnana2: textless: Isn’t this a grand looking little bee? ...

britsnana2: textless: Isn’t this a grand looking little bee?  I don’t think I’ve ever seen another...
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Tuesday 6 September 2016

Flowers critical link to bacteria transmission in wild bees

Flowers are a hot spot of transmission of bacteria that end up in the microbiome of wild bees, new...
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Butterflies: Agonistic display or courtship behavior?

A study shows that contests of butterflies occur only as erroneous courtships between sexually...
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umbercrow: I got u babe

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Monday 5 September 2016

textless: I love things that hide in plain sight, especially if...

textless: I love things that hide in plain sight, especially if they are tiny.  This little bug was...
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Sunday 4 September 2016

Topi

Topi are a grazing antelope with a mahogany and black coat that live in large migratory herds on...
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Lion

Lions are the only truly cats, with related females living together in prides overseen by male...
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Saturday 3 September 2016

sinobug: Flatid Planthopper Nymphs (Phromnia sp., Flatidae) by...

sinobug: Flatid Planthopper Nymphs (Phromnia sp., Flatidae) by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on...
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Friday 2 September 2016

Crop domestication is a balancing act: Some ants are still trying to get it right

The ancestors of leaf-cutter ants swapped a hunter-gatherer lifestyle for a bucolic existence on...
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Why mole rats are more flexible than we previously thought

One of the most interesting facts about mole rats – that, as with ants and termites,...
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spookybearghost: She’s beautiful

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Nature's Incredible! - Toy Shop in Bristol BS15 9TU - 192.com

Contact details for Nature's Incredible! in Bristol BS15 9TU from 192.com Business...
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Thursday 1 September 2016

It's a boy: Controlling pest populations with modified males

Populations of New World screwworm flies – devastating parasitic livestock pests in Western...
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LED-lighting influences the activity of bats

The widespread replacement of conventional bulbs in street lighting by energy-saving light-emitting...
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sinobug: Limacodid Slug Caterpillar (Cup Moth, Limacodidae)...

Slug Caterpillar (Cup Moth, Limacodidae) “Lucifer” Slug Caterpillar (Cup Moth,...
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Wednesday 31 August 2016

thelepidopteragirl: Got around to taking some better photos of...

BABE I ONLY GOT EYESSS FOR YOUUUU Can’t lie that I like bee butts xDthelepidopteragirl: Got...
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Tuesday 30 August 2016

Trapped in a nuclear weapon bunker wood ants survive for years in Poland

Having built their nest over the vertical ventilation pipe of an old nuclear weapon bunker in...
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Female mosquitoes can transmit Zika virus to their eggs, offspring

Female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes can pass the Zika virus to their eggs and offspring, new research...
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sinobug: Bombycid Silkmoth (Penicillifera cf. lactea,...

Bombycid Silkmoth (Penicillifera cf. lactea, Bombycidae) Bombycid Silkmoth (Penicillifera cf....
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Monday 29 August 2016

thebutterflywhisperer: he step

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Sunday 28 August 2016

China's honey bee losses are low compared with West

Since concern about widespread honey bee colony losses began ten years ago, there have been surveys...
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museumwales: Caterpillar of the Sycamore moth, found near the...

museumwales: Caterpillar of the Sycamore moth, found near the Urban Meadow outside the National...
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Mountains

Mountains are in general a much tougher place to life than equivalent lowland habitats, partly due...
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Saturday 27 August 2016

China's honey bee losses are low compared with West

Since concern about widespread honey bee colony losses began ten years ago, there have been surveys...
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sinobug: Day-flying Swallowtail Moth Caterpillar (Epicopeia...

Day-flying Swallowtail Moth Caterpillar (Epicopeia sp., Epicopeiidae) Day-flying Swallowtail Moth...
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A Little Girl Who Got Bullied For Loving Bugs Just Made A Ton Of New Pals

A Little Girl Who Got Bullied For Loving Bugs Just Made A Ton Of New Pals from Nature’s...
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Ent Soc of Canada on Twitter

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Friday 26 August 2016

Just woke up

vita-insectum: First thing I see is the #BugsR4Girls hashtag on Twitter and I honestly couldn’t be...
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Moth takes advantage of defensive compounds in Physalis fruits

Researchers found that the specialist moth Heliothis subflexa benefits from secondary plant...
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Thursday 25 August 2016

New strategy to fight mosquitoes in a more efficient and sustainable way

Mosquitoes continue to build resistance to existing pesticides. Research has now shown that the...
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Wednesday 24 August 2016

A brain circuit to push past nutritional stress

Nutritional stress is a normal part of life; going hungry on a short-term basis generally does not...
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Forest and watercourse interplay important for restorations

Humans utilize forests and watercourses in a way that depletes ecosystem habitats, biodiversity and...
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Progress in vaccination against vespid venom

Especially in late summer, apprehension about wasp stings increases among allergy sufferers....
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Nutrition matters: Stress from migratory beekeeping may be eased by access to food

In the first large-scale and comprehensive study on the impacts of transporting honey bees to...
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Endangered Cuban solenodon evolved after the extinction of dinosaurs

The Caribbean islands form a natural laboratory for the study of evolution due to their unique...
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reanimateobjects: After years of looking, I finally got to see...

reanimateobjects: After years of looking, I finally got to see a dragonfly emerge! I spent several...
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Tuesday 23 August 2016

beautymagnified: DSC_5746 (by xxtreme942)

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Crush and Strain Harvest When You Use Foundation

The bees where we poured the nematodes a week ago had honey to harvest. But the frames in the hive...
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Monday 22 August 2016

'Cyclops' beetles hint at solution to 'chicken-and-egg' problem in novel trait evolution

Beetles with cyclops eyes have given scientists insight into how new traits may evolve through the...
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Beetles pollinated orchids millions of year ago, fossil evidence shows

When most people hear the word ‘pollinator,’ they think of bees and butterflies....
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The Value of a Beekeeping Mentor

When I first started beekeeping, I had many mentors. An Atlanta beekeeper came over pretty close to...
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macrodan: I believe this shiny little bee is a female...

macrodan: I believe this shiny little bee is a female Augochloropsis metallica. It appeared to be...
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Dartford warbler

Dartford Warblers are tiny, secretive birds, often glimpsed darting between bushes on lowland heath....
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Sand lizard

Sand lizards are a particularly rare and protected species in Britain. They’re found only in...
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Lizards

Since emerging from water millions of years ago, lizards have diversified into a weird and wonderful...
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Sunday 21 August 2016

textless: Aphid with mite and crab spider, May 2016.

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Saturday 20 August 2016

end0skeletal: Ensign Wasp by AlHabshi

end0skeletal: Ensign Wasp by AlHabshi from Nature’s Incredible! http://ift.tt/2b8uWe7...
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Friday 19 August 2016

fatchance: Small milkweed bug (Lygaeus kalmii) on desert...

fatchance: Small milkweed bug (Lygaeus kalmii) on desert milkweed (Asclepias subulata). This one...
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Thursday 18 August 2016

Insecticide treatment of cattle to kill sand flies and combat leishmaniasis

With an estimated 500,000 human infections and 50,000 deaths annually, visceral leishmaniasis (VL)...
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The battle against aedes aegypti, the mosquito that spreads Zika

The UC Mosquito Research Laboratory in Parlier is the epicenter of California research on the Aedes...
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Sulfoxaflor found to be less harmful to insect predators than broad-spectrum insecticides

The selective insecticide sulfoxaflor is just as effective at controlling soybean aphids (Aphis...
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fungusqueen: garden caterpillar

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Wednesday 17 August 2016

Cultivating soybeans to combat the kudzu bug

A few strains of wild soy are able to fight the kudzu bug by limiting the ability of its nymphs, or...
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sinobug: Nature’s Showgirls Ricanid Planthopper Nymphs...

Ricanid Planthopper Nymph (Ricaniidae) Ricanid Planthopper Nymph (Ricaniidae) Ricanid Planthopper...
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Neonicotinoid insecticides linked to wild bee decline across England

Exposure to neonicotinoid seed treated oilseed rape crops has been linked to long-term population...
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Wordless Wednesday: If They Were All Like This

If all ants were alone on leaves at eye level and posing, there would be more photographs of...
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Neonicotinoid insecticides linked to wild bee decline across England

Exposure to neonicotinoid seed treated oilseed rape crops has been linked to long-term population...
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Tuesday 16 August 2016

ru-debega: One of my mantises, Xia Lang, had an accident and mismolted. She was lying on the floor...

ru-debega: One of my mantises, Xia Lang, had an accident and mismolted. She was lying on the floor...
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Luna moth's long tail could confuse bat sonar through its twist

A detailed look at how sound waves bounce off a flying moth’s body offers new clues for how its...
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Tropical sea urchins caught between a rock and a hot place

The balmy waters of the Caribbean could turn into a deadly heat trap for countless tiny creatures....
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A very hungry caterpillar: Researchers sequence genome of 'gluttonous' tobacco hornworm

The genome of the tobacco hornworm – an important model of insect biology – has now been...
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Monday 15 August 2016

Tropical sea urchins caught between a rock and a hot place

The balmy waters of the Caribbean could turn into a deadly heat trap for countless tiny creatures....
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Luna moth's long tail could confuse bat sonar through its twist

A detailed look at how sound waves bounce off a flying moth’s body offers new clues for how its...
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Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs were the dominant land animals for 160 million years, making them one of the most...
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A very hungry caterpillar: Researchers sequence genome of 'gluttonous' tobacco hornworm

The genome of the tobacco hornworm – an important model of insect biology – has now been...
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kittendrumstick: A few more, including some close-ups! And more...

kittendrumstick: A few more, including some close-ups! And more photos of that pretty male...
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Sunday 14 August 2016

Hey there! What are the malaise traps used for?

Malaise traps are used to catch insects that can’t be caught with nets normally and also to sample...
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Saturday 13 August 2016

coolbugs: Bug of the Day Absolutely gorgeous One-lined Zale...

coolbugs: Bug of the Day Absolutely gorgeous One-lined Zale (Zale unilineata) that showed up at the...
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Bug collecting: Mapping North American groups of plant-feeding insects

Amateur and professional entomologists are experts at their own version of Pokémon Go. After all,...
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Wildlife-friendly farming shown to benefit UK moths

Wildlife-friendly farming schemes can help boost the abundance of many UK moth species, a new study...
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Friday 12 August 2016

fatchance: Antipodean oddities: Giant starfish plant...

fatchance: Antipodean oddities: Giant starfish plant (Stapelia gigantea), a native of southern...
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Surveys of corn, soybean fields reveal implications for pollinator conservation

What kind of insect pollinators are commonly found in corn and soybean fields? The answer to that...
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Thursday 11 August 2016

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Breakthrough in combating malaria with odor-baited trap for mosquitoes

The use of a newly-developed mosquito trap incorporating human odor has resulted in a 70 percent...
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Stress bites! Researchers study mosquito/bird interactions

When researchers investigated how the stress hormone, corticosterone, affects how birds cope with...
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Wednesday 10 August 2016

jtotheizzoe: Inside the World of Fire Ants  If you LOVE fire...

jtotheizzoe: Inside the World of Fire Ants  If you LOVE fire ants, you’re gonna love this week’s...
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Cardinals may be shielding Atlanta residents from West Nile virus, study finds

A bird species that does a poor job spreading West Nile virus but is particularly likely to get...
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Tuesday 9 August 2016

Applying Nematodes to Get Rid of Small Hive Beetle

In the middle of May, I was contacted by someone who had bought a house about 20 minutes from me....
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sinobug: MOTHS from Pu'er, Yunnan, China Click images for...

Leaf Moth (Epaena sp., Thyrididae) Chalcosiine Day-flying Moth (Pidorus albifascia, Chalcosiinae,...
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Looking different to your parents can be an evolutionary advantage, at least in plants

Looking different to your parents can provide species with a way to escape evolutionary dead ends,...
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Looking different to your parents can be an evolutionary advantage, at least in plants

Looking different to your parents can provide species with a way to escape evolutionary dead ends,...
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Monday 8 August 2016

coolbugs: Bug of the Day Here’s a bonus BotD (since I missed...

coolbugs: Bug of the Day Here’s a bonus BotD (since I missed yesterday)… Check out this AMAZING...
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Green and sweet: How plant sugars influence malaria transmission

Female mosquitoes are well known blood-feeders, but they also consume sugar sources such as nectar,...
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Sunday 7 August 2016

rosemarydanielis: The tiniest magical creature came to visit me...

rosemarydanielis: The tiniest magical creature came to visit me today :) from Nature’s...
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Saturday 6 August 2016

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Friday 5 August 2016

buggirl: The harlequin bugs love the bladder pod in my Uni’s...

buggirl: The harlequin bugs love the bladder pod in my Uni’s botanical gardens. from...
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coolbugs: Bug of the Day Man, the moths have really been...

coolbugs: Bug of the Day Man, the moths have really been showing off at the lights lately. Check...
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Radar tracking reveals the 'life stories' of bumblebees as they forage for food

Scientists have tracked the flight paths of a group of bumblebees throughout their entire lives to...
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Spider sharing isn't always caring: Colonies die when arachnids overshare food

Spiders living together in colonies of tens of thousands can go extinct from sharing food equitably,...
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Lab-reared maggots may save Darwin's famous finches

Researchers reveal how they used chicken blood to rear larvae of the fly Philornis downsi, an...
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Insect tibias are best suited for jumping and other emergency behaviors

Insect tibias are best suited to withstand the high stress of emergency behaviors rather than the...
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Asian giant honeybees may move in synchrony to ventilate nests

The Asian giant honeybee, Apis dorsata, builds its large single-comb nests out in the open, making...
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How an enzyme in fireflies, click beetles and glow worms yields different colors

The glow of fireflies at dusk is a welcome sign of summer. The same enzyme that helps give these...
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thesummerofmoths: Cecropia Moth

thesummerofmoths: Cecropia Moth from Nature’s Incredible! http://ift.tt/2azzclx via Nature...
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Mantis shrimp use UV color spots, chemical cues to size up opponents

Mantis shrimp, often brightly colored and fiercely aggressive sea creatures with outsized strength,...
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Rich bugs revealed: Homes in wealthier neighborhoods host a greater diversity of insects

Researchers are looking beyond homes’ nooks and crannies to consider the socioeconomic context...
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New ant species Paratopula bauhinia (Golden Tree Ant) discovered

A research group has described and named a new species of ant from Hong Kong, Paratopula bauhinia,...
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Researchers identify how queen bees repress workers' fertility

Researchers have discovered the molecular mechanism by which queen honeybees carefully control...
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Tuesday 2 August 2016

sinobug: Assassin Bug Nymph (Reduviidae) by Sinobug...

sinobug: Assassin Bug Nymph (Reduviidae) by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. Pu’er, Yunnan,...
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Monday 1 August 2016

colinhuttonphotography: Chalcid wasp - Conura sp. by Colin...

colinhuttonphotography: Chalcid wasp - Conura sp. by Colin Hutton from Nature’s...
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New strategies against mosquitoes and other pests

South America is fighting a battle against tiger mosquitoes that transmit yellow fever, dengue fever...
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Heating the exterior of suitcases may decrease the spread of bed bugs through luggage

New research indicates that brief heat treatment is a promising way to decrease the spread of bed...
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Sunday 31 July 2016

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Saturday 30 July 2016

giantleopardmoth: The cuddles have been rationed to...

giantleopardmoth: The cuddles have been rationed to redistribute the snuggle wealth fairly and...
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Maize pests impacted by the climate

In East Africa, the caterpillars of two butterflies, Busseola fusca and Chilo partellus , represent...
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Friday 29 July 2016

29 million trees dead from bark beetle infestation pose fire risk in California

29 million trees dead from bark beetle infestation pose fire risk in California:...
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Florida investigation links four recent Zika cases to local mosquito-borne virus transmission

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been informed by the State of Florida that...
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Thursday 28 July 2016

Zika, other mosquito-borne illnesses pose threat to travelers

Mosquitoes in the Aedes family can transmit not only the Zika virus, but also dengue and...
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coolbugs: Bug of the Day Yeeee haw! Someone’s showing...

coolbugs: Bug of the Day Yeeee haw! Someone’s showing off… (”Dendroides”–>dendroid = like...
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Wednesday 27 July 2016

Videos reveal birds, bats and bugs near Ivanpah solar project power towers

Video surveillance is the most effective method for detecting animals flying around solar power...
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Dragon ants are coming: New 'Game of Thrones' species identified

The dragons from ‘Game of Thrones’ have come to life in insect form. New ant species...
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khrysdiebee: lobo-de-luna: 6-1-16 Coelioxys, a cuckoo bee...

khrysdiebee: lobo-de-luna: 6-1-16 Coelioxys, a cuckoo bee that usually parasitizes Megachile....
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Two neonicotinoid insecticides may have inadvertent contraceptive effects on male honey bees

Male honey bees, called drones, can be affected by two neonicotinoid insecticides by reducing male...
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New approach for environmental test on livestock drugs

Drugs for livestock can harm beneficial organisms that break down dung. Therefore newly developed...
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Tuesday 26 July 2016

invertophiles: Toad Bugs… This is a toad bug. Although...

invertophiles: Toad Bugs… This is a toad bug. Although predators, they don’t eat toads, at least...
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Sexual rivalry may drive frog reproductive behaviors

Biologists have long thought that some frogs evolved to mate on land instead of in water to better...
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Invasive garden 'super ants' take hold faster than ever in UK, new research finds

Three new infestations of an invasive garden ant - known for building massive colonies of tens of...
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Monday 25 July 2016

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Researchers discover how honey bees 'telescope' their abdomens

Honey bees are able to wiggle their abdomens in a variety of ways. Now new research shows how they...
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Sunday 24 July 2016

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Drury’s Jewel or Black-veined Burnet Moth, female (Cyclosia papilionaris, Chalcosiinae,...
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WHSmith Bristol Kingswood Kingswood opening times 16 Kings Chase Shopping Centre, Regent St kingswood | FindOpen UK

Find opening & closing times for WHSmith Bristol Kingswood in 16 Kings Chase Shopping...
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Saturday 23 July 2016

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Friday 22 July 2016

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jennrosefx: Some friends have friendship necklaces. @teacakeart and I have friendship mantises! 😁...
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Fluorescent trypanosomes reveal invasion of skin and beyond following tsetse fly bites

Trypanosome parasites cause sleeping sickness in Africa. If left untreated, the infection causes...
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Thursday 21 July 2016

Collective hum: Buzzing midges inspire new swarm theory

A team of researchers based in Israel and the US has found a mathematical resemblance between swarm...
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Researchers find first direct evidence that A. aegypti mosquito transmits Zika virus

Researchers have now directly connected the Aedes aegypti mosquito with Zika transmission in the...
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To protect yourself from malaria sleep with a chicken next to your bed

For the first time, scientists have shown that malaria-transmitting mosquitoes actively avoid...
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Flight of the bumble bee reveals plants' flair for flower arranging

Plants can maximize their chances of reproduction by taking advantage of how insects move between...
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Wednesday 20 July 2016

Microbe drives species apart: Tiny microbe turns tropical butterfly into male killer

A male-killing microbe has now been identified in a tropical butterfly called the African Queen,...
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Scientists watch water fleas take over new territory

Look into any nutrient-rich pond almost anywhere in the world and you will find Daphnia pulex, a...
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Using bed bug shed skins to combat the pest

The shed skins of bed bugs retain the ‘obnoxious sweetness’ smell often associated with...
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After the age of dinosaurs came the age of ant farmers

Soon after the demise of the dinosaurs, ants learned how to farm. The story of the mutualism between...
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Tuesday 19 July 2016

lobo-de-luna: still not fast enough 6-1-16

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Mountain pine beetles infest and ravage thousands of acres of forest lands, Landsat satellites show

In western North America, mountain pine beetles infest and ravage thousands of acres of forest...
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House-hunting ants know how to take the hassle out of moving

Ants employ a few simple and flexible rules to ensure that moving a colony to a new nest does not...
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Monday 18 July 2016

Hummingbird vision wired to avoid high-speed collisions

Hummingbirds are among nature’s most agile fliers. They can travel faster than 50 kilometers...
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michaelnordeman: Calopteryx virgo (beautiful demoiselle/blå...

michaelnordeman: Calopteryx virgo (beautiful demoiselle/blå jungfruslända). from Nature’s...
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Ant of the Week: Pogonomyrmex maricopa

Sometimes projects get interrupted, for example my attempt a few years ago to learn all the species...
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Moving objects and flowing air: How bees position their antennae during flight

During flight, bees need to position their antennae carefully to get accurate information about the...
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Sunday 17 July 2016

More assassins on the radar: As many as 24 new species of assassin bugs described

As many as 24 assassin bugs new to science were discovered by Dr. Guanyang Zhang and his team. In...
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yodelbat: found this lovely luna moth while doing a midnight...

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Saturday 16 July 2016

bugsrfckdup: textless: So I went to brush my teeth, and…...

bugsrfckdup: textless: So I went to brush my teeth, and… earwig surprise! its theirs now from...
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Friday 15 July 2016

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Genetic roots of insect's waterproof coating could lead to innovative pest control

Scientists may have discovered a new and effective way to control insect pests that are a threat to...
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Thursday 14 July 2016

GAGA may be the secret of the sexes, at least in insects

Without simple repeating sequences of the DNA ‘letters’ GA on the X chromosome, distinct...
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neature-walk: baby hissing cockroach!! there’s lots more too

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Butterflies' diet impacts evolution of traits

A new study finds that access to some nutrients may be a star player in shaping traits related to...
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Terrified insect escapes a permanent tomb -- 50 million years ago

Thousands of insects, plants and other life forms have been found trapped in ancient amber deposits,...
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Wednesday 13 July 2016

Analysis of ant colonies could improve network algorithms

An analysis of ant colony behavior could yield better algorithms for network communication, say...
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sinobug: Assassin Bug Nymph (Rihirbus sp., Reduviidae) by...

sinobug: Assassin Bug Nymph (Rihirbus sp., Reduviidae) by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on...
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Tuesday 12 July 2016

boina-the-snake: One of these leaves is different… Oh, yes…...

boina-the-snake: One of these leaves is different… Oh, yes… it’s Phyllium jacobsoni (subadult...
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Mantis shrimp roll their eyes to improve their vision

Imagine rolling your eyes to help you see more clearly. Although it wouldn’t work for humans,...
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Monday 11 July 2016

dendroica: Praying mantis species named after US Supreme Court...

dendroica: Praying mantis species named after US Supreme Court Justice - BBC News Ruth Bader...
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Flying insects defy aerodynamic laws of airplanes, researchers find

The maneuvers of flying insects are unmatched by even the best pilots, and this might be due to the...
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New insect imaging technique may help victims of sleeping sickness

Researchers have employed near infrared still photographs and time-lapse video to observe the pupa...
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Sunday 10 July 2016

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Ecological context of mosquito-borne infectious disease

The resurgence of Zika virus has raised anxieties about the spread of infectious disease by...
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Flies

Flies, also known as true flies to distinguish them from creatures such as caddisflies and mayflies,...
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pitchforking: I GOT TO HANG OUT WITH BROOD V TODAY GUYS AND IT WAS AMAZING. HUNDREDS OF SCREAMING...
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Checklist of Nature's Incredible! Pages - nickozlowski811

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Shrimps • Nature's Incredible!

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Monopoly in Staple Hill

Results for Monopoly in Staple Hill; customer reviews, prices, contact details, opening hours from...
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Stickers in Kingswood

Results for Stickers in Kingswood; customer reviews, prices, contact details, opening hours from...
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How fungi stage a deadly under-water attack on Aedes mosquito larvae

Insect pathogenic fungi can grow in liquid suspensions and on solid substrates, and their spores can...
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Hold the nectar, these butterflies feed on galls and honeydew

While most butterflies feed on nectar from flowers, researchers believe that northern oak...
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URL.ORGanizer: Tags: butterfly kits

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sajjad90's Bookmarks (User sajjad90)

View bookmarks saved by User sajjad90 (sajjad90) at Delicious: the original social bookmarking...
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URL.ORGanizer: Tags: science kits

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johnyeoman01 | user details | folkd.com

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Saturday 9 July 2016

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Friday 8 July 2016

fatchance: Dasher. Blue dasher dragonfly (Pachydiplax...

fatchance: Dasher. Blue dasher dragonfly (Pachydiplax longipennis  ♂), Desert Botanical Garden,...
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Thursday 7 July 2016

Like humans, lowly cockroach uses a GPS to get around, scientists find

Rats, men and cockroaches appear to have a similar GPS in their heads that allows them to navigate...
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Butterflies' wing patterns change with the seasons

Tropical butterflies adapt to their environment to improve their chances of survival. The changes...
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Wednesday 6 July 2016

Bees' ability to forage decreases as air pollution increases

Air pollutants interact with and break down plant-emitted scent molecules, which insect pollinators...
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colinhuttonphotography: Katydid by Colin Hutton

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Songbird dads vary their 'catering' duties according to circumstances

Expecting songbird dads do not always work themselves into frenzy to provide food to their partners...
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Wordless Wednesday: Housework

The housework is never done. Save from Nature’s Incredible! http://ift.tt/29raDa7 via...
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Tuesday 5 July 2016

Eye of the beetle: How the Emerald Ash Borer sees may be key to stopping it

This iridescent jewel beetle, responsible for the death of more than 50 million ash trees in the...
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Learning about the hummingbirds and the bees in floral diversity

The floral diversity and repeated shifts in pollination have inspired a series of scientists to...
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New Chinese leaf-roller weevil does not know how to roll leaves

New beetle species and genus from China was reared from legumes. Observed to eat the seeds, it...
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Unraveling the genes for sexual traits in stag beetles

Scientists have built a gene expression database of a stag beetle and identified genes important for...
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To these flies, cicada sounds are like love songs

A fly known as Emblemasoma erro uses sound, not smell, to locate its cicada hosts. And it’s...
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Day-biting invasive mosquito species spreading its range in Austria

Until a few years ago the Asian bush mosquito, Aedes japonicus, was not yet present in Europe. Now...
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Monday 4 July 2016

Dishonesty is aggressively punished in the world of paper wasps

Is honesty really the best policy? Isn’t it more beneficial to cheat, if you can get away with...
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petcockroaches: Finally got an antenna cleanse on video, sooo...

petcockroaches: Finally got an antenna cleanse on video, sooo happy!! from Nature’s...
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New study confirms that migration leads to larger wings in monarch butterfly populations

How does migration boosts the size of monarch butterflies? This was the question scientists asked in...
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Scientists discover maleness gene in malaria mosquitoes

Scientists have isolated a gene, which determines maleness in the species of mosquito that is...
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Rhinoceroses

Rhinoceroses are megafauna and all five species alive today can reach over a tonne in weight as...
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Parrots

The parrots is an order of birds which includes cockatoos, budgerigars and parakeets. Most species...
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Sunday 3 July 2016

Pied tamarin

Pied tamarins are small New World monkeys with big parenting skills. is very important, with all...
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Lion

Lions are the only truly cats, with related females living together in prides overseen by male...
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Leopard

Its muscular yet graceful stealth makes the leopard a prize sighting on safari, but it’s not...
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Koala

Koalas are nocturnal marsupials famous for spending most of their lives asleep in trees. This...
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Aye-aye

Aye-ayes are the largest nocturnal primate in the world. They are also the only primate thought to...
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Saturday 2 July 2016

Similarities found in bee and mammal social organization

New research shows similarities in the social organization of bees and mammals, and provides insight...
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A quick and easy new method to detect Wolbachia bacteria in intact Aedes mosquitoes

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes transmit dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses. A study reports a new...
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mcveezor: Petal hunting.

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Friday 1 July 2016

tascenda: Some shots of the gorgeous hawkmoth. Those claws...

tascenda: Some shots of the gorgeous hawkmoth. Those claws really dig into your skin. from...
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Benign bacteria block mosquitoes from transmitting Zika, chikungunya viruses

Researchers have confirmed that a benign bacterium called Wolbachia pipientis can completely block...
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Thursday 30 June 2016

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Fruit flies adjust to sudden drops in temperature, just keep buzzing about the fruit bowl

Fruit flies may seem simple, but these common visitors to the fruit bowl can drastically alter their...
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Wednesday 29 June 2016

Mountaineering ants use body heat to warm nests

Underground army ants can keep their nests – called bivouacs – warm with their body...
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khrysdiebee: lobo-de-luna: bees 5-25-16 I think the first two...

khrysdiebee: lobo-de-luna: bees 5-25-16 I think the first two are these weird Andrena with only...
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Sexual arms race drives range expansion in UK diving beetle species

Sexual conflict and relative mating success seems to be driving a dramatic shift in the distribution...
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Wordless Wednesday: Place in the Shade

On a hot day, sometimes you just need to find a place in the shade. Save Save from...
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Tuesday 28 June 2016

Biologists explain function of Pentagone

How do the cells in a human embryo know where they are located in the body and how they should...
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sinobug: Flatid Planthopper (Cerynia maria, Flatidae,...

sinobug: Flatid Planthopper (Cerynia maria, Flatidae, Hemiptera) by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on...
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Fungi can be used to control filth fly adults, reduce egg laying

Researchers have found that commercial formulations containing entomopathogenic fungi can not only...
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Monday 27 June 2016

Ladykiller: Artificial sweetener proves deadly for female flies

In testing multiple artificial sweeteners, a research team found that one was particularly deadly...
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thesummerofmoths: Hickory Tussock Moth

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Sunday 26 June 2016

Insects were already using camouflage 100 million years ago

Those who go to a masked ball consciously slip into a different role, in order to avoid being...
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Saturday 25 June 2016

Ties Between Human Agriculture and the Distribution of Squash Bees

The impact of human activity on bees is a hot topic right now, and often the news is negative. In a...
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Friday 24 June 2016

Sparrows with unfaithful 'wives' care less for their young

Sparrows form pair bonds that are normally monogamous, but many females are unfaithful to their...
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Chaining up to move a hefty meal

Researchers have documented the first known instance of insects moving prey by forming chains. In...
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Neonicotinoid pesticides cause harm to honeybees

One possible cause of the alarming bee mortality we are witnessing is the use of the very active...
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Thursday 23 June 2016

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Major review of Zika evidence highlights lack of understanding

A major review of the Zika virus has concluded that further research to understand the nature of the...
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Wednesday 22 June 2016

Rare moth in severe decline at its last English site

Numbers of a rare species of moth – found only in York in England – have tumbled in...
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50 Shades of WRONG: Disturbing Insect Sex

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Bees are more productive in the city than in surrounding regions

Bees pollinate plants more frequently in the city than in the country even though they are more...
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Barrier screens reduce damage from brown marmorated stink bug

Barrier screens with different mesh sizes were evaluated for their ability to exclude the brown...
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Tuesday 21 June 2016

Ants and Wild Parsnip

Looking for ants? Sometimes it is only a matter of finding the right plant. Most people know ants...
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Itchy inflammation of mosquito bites helps viruses replicate

University of Leeds study has found that inflammation where a mosquito has bitten not only helps a...
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Fighting experience makes beetles better mothers, study shows

Female beetles that are seasoned fighters put more effort into raising their offspring than mothers...
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How artists classified the animal kingdom

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries artists were fascinated by how the animal kingdom was...
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briargeese: Busy night at the porch lights, newly emerged...

briargeese: Busy night at the porch lights, newly emerged moths, a wasp, and a poor beetle with a...
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Droppings activate the immune system in nestlings

Until now, it was believed that birds removed droppings from their nests to avoid the appearance of...
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Monday 20 June 2016

Rediscovering a wasp after 101 years

A species of wasp that is a natural enemy of a wood-boring beetle that kills black locust trees has...
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Sunday 19 June 2016

How is Honey Made by the Bee? Spoiler Alert: It isn't Vomit...

At the Carter Center on Saturday at the Butterfly Trail Discovery Day, I had to field questions over...
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Insects

The insects are one of the most successful types of living organism, with roughly half of all...
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coolbugs: Bug of the Day Love this Maple Looper (Parallelia...

coolbugs: Bug of the Day Love this Maple Looper (Parallelia bistriaris) that was on my window...
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Saturday 18 June 2016

Mrs. Rosalynn Carter Becomes a Beekeeper and I was THERE!

Today at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Rosalyn Carter had an event to encourage the perpetuation of...
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sinobug: Damselfly (Calicnemia erythromelas, Platycnemididae),...

sinobug: Damselfly (Calicnemia erythromelas, Platycnemididae), female by Sinobug (itchydogimages)...
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Friday 17 June 2016

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Mosquito saliva increases disease severity following dengue virus infection

Insects transmit diseases when, probing for blood vessels, they inject saliva together with viral,...
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Thursday 16 June 2016

candyfog: Weird stuff happens when I’m bored… One time I put...

candyfog: Weird stuff happens when I’m bored… One time I put mine in a mouse-sized exercise...
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Wednesday 15 June 2016

Bee McBeeface and Beeyoncé win internet poll to name university's bees

A Swedish university conducted a web poll to name the queens of the campus’ two new honey bee...
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khrysdiebee: riddlesolved: speakingofnature: The bumble bees...

khrysdiebee: riddlesolved: speakingofnature: The bumble bees found the Wild Lupines (Lupinus...
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Bee vampire picks the right host to suck

New insights into the reproductive secrets of one of the world’s tiniest and most destructive...
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How the butterfly got its spots

By tweaking just one or two genes, Cornell University researchers have altered the patterns on a...
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Tuesday 14 June 2016

buggirl: I still haven’t posted all my photos from my last trip...

buggirl: I still haven’t posted all my photos from my last trip to the Amazon.  I should get on...
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Sunflower pollen protects bees from parasites

Solitary mason bees specializing on sunflower pollen were not attacked by a common brood-parasitic...
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New discovery may improve future mosquito control

Major rainfall across most of Texas triggering hordes of mosquitoes coupled with seemingly constant...
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Monday 13 June 2016

nprbooks: Top image courtesy Justin Schmidt. Horrified shivers...

nprbooks: Top image courtesy Justin Schmidt. Horrified shivers all your own. If you think your job...
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New insights on how bees battle deadly varroa mite by grooming

Scientists have compared the ability of two strains of honey bees to defend themselves against the...
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Sunday 12 June 2016

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Saturday 11 June 2016

petcockroaches: This is “Boyfriend”, named for being the first...

petcockroaches: This is “Boyfriend”, named for being the first of my roaches to do the hissing...
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X-ray snapshot of butterfly wings reveals underlying physics of color

A team of physicists that visualized the internal nanostructure of an intact butterfly wing has...
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Native Olympia oysters more resilient to ocean acidification, study finds

Native Olympia oysters, which once thrived along the Pacific Northwest coast until over-harvesting...
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Friday 10 June 2016

animaltoday: Black Beauty Stick Insect (Peruphasma...

animaltoday: Black Beauty Stick Insect (Peruphasma schultei) - Discovered just 7 years ago, this...
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Filarial nematodes taking a fancy to Austria

In Austria, the parasitic roundworms Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis are usually...
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Thursday 9 June 2016

New Website launched to Help People Take a Better Look at the Variety of Nature and Insect Kits Available in the Market Today | Press Releases

A new unique website NaturesIncredible com was recently launched to help people take a better look...
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Bookmarks from Sourpop | Bookmark4You

Find interesting bookmarks and favorites from sourpop at Bookmark4You. from Nature’s...
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Conversation - The Top Link

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Conversation - The Top Link

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businessprofile1 is Checklist of Nature's Incredible! Pages http://ift.tt/20IAn4d - #l3bcrz - Plurk

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samullary's SiteJot

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Conversation - The Top Link

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Conversation - The Top Link

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joetiserre's SiteJot

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Bookmarks from Marthamusalik | Bookmark4You

Find interesting bookmarks and favorites from marthamusalik at Bookmark4You. from Nature’s...
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Insect Lore's Butterfly Kit Contents - a review - YouTube

How did we got on with this kit? - http://ift.tt/1WWXHNR Looking to raise your own butterflies at...
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sinobug: Hawk Moth Caterpillar (Sphingidae) Whereas many...

Hawk Moth Caterpillar (Sphingidae) Hawk Moth Caterpillar (Sphingidae)sinobug: Hawk Moth...
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The Texas butterfly effect

How can scientists better understand summer monarch butterfly populations in the Midwest? Check...
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Weak bees make strong colonies

Colonies of the Eastern honey bee, the original host of parasitic Varroa destructor mites, survive...
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Researchers map mosquitoes that transmit Zika, Dengue by county

A new article features maps of counties in the United States where the mosquitoes known as Aedes...
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Ancient ants leaving a modern trail

It is thought that ants evolved about 150 million years ago and have risen to dominance in the past...
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Wednesday 8 June 2016

coolbugs: Bug of the Day I LOVE LAMP! (First Spring Fishfly...

coolbugs: Bug of the Day I LOVE LAMP! (First Spring Fishfly [Chauliodes rastricornis] of the year,...
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Marine invertebrate larvae actively respond to their surroundings

Using larvae of sea urchins as test examples, scientists have found that these little creatures...
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Bees in Bedford

I’m at a professional conference in Bedford, Pennsylvania at the Omni Bedford Springs resort....
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Tuesday 7 June 2016

How honeybees do without males

An isolated population of honeybees, the Cape bees, living in South Africa has evolved a strategy to...
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Monday 6 June 2016

queenhedorah: Well, this is certainly new for me. This is the...

queenhedorah: Well, this is certainly new for me. This is the first time I’ve ever seen courtship...
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More than just hippos and crocs: The hidden biodiversity of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Lake St. Lucia, South Africa, may be the famous tourist drawcard in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park,...
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Residents concerned about use of genetically modified mosquitoes to curb insect population

A small survey of residents of a Florida Keys neighborhood where officials hope to release...
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One of eight new endemic polyester bees from Chile bears the name of a draconic Pokemon

Among the eight new bee species that Ph.D. student Spencer Monckton has discovered as part of his...
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New Cretaceous fossils shed light on the early evolution of ants

Researchers in China describe a new bizarre ant, Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri, from 99-million-year-old...
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Sunday 5 June 2016

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Lion

Lions are the only truly cats, with related females living together in prides overseen by male...
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Saturday 4 June 2016

sinobug: Shield-backed Jewel Bug (perhaps Poecilocoris sp.,...

Shield-backed Jewel Bug (perhaps Poecilocoris sp., Scutelleridae) Shield-backed Jewel Bug (perhaps...
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Sparrows with unfaithful 'wives' care less for their young

A new study shows that male sparrows can judge if a spouse is prone to infidelity, providing less...
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Friday 3 June 2016

markunsan: Damselfly

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Rivers and streams

Rivers and streams, burns, brooks and springs – the names are varied but the flora and fauna all...
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Kevin Pate (panyin)'s status on Saturday, 21-Mar-15 03:17:10 PDT - The Top Link

Information on Spider Kits Online Website Available - http://ift.tt/1nOkkj4 #Spider_World...
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Thursday 2 June 2016

mcveezor: ‘Sup human.

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Wednesday 1 June 2016

'Jumping gene' took peppered moths to the dark side in Industrial Revolution

Researchers have identified and dated the genetic mutation that gave rise to the black form of the...
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sinobug: Cicada (Tosena paviei, Cicadidae) by Sinobug...

Cicada (Tosena paviei, Cicadidae) Cicada (Tosena paviei, Cicadidae)sinobug: Cicada (Tosena paviei,...
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Genetic switch that turned moths black also colors butterflies

The same gene that enables tropical butterflies to mimic each other’s bright and colorful...
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Scientists pioneer new method to classify praying mantises

Scientists have pioneered a new method to identify praying mantises. They described a new species of...
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Tuesday 31 May 2016

hexapodkittens: An adorable L1 Hierodula sp. nymph!It landed on...

hexapodkittens: An adorable L1 Hierodula sp. nymph!It landed on me while I was sitting by the pool...
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Bee populations expanded during global warming after the last Ice Age

Population sizes of the Australian carpenter bee have increased dramatically during the global...
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Stick insects produce bacterial enzymes themselves

Many plant-feeding insects need microbial enzymes, such as pectinases, that degrade plant cell...
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Honeybees pick up 'astonishing' number of pesticides via non-crop plants

Honeybees collect the vast majority of their pollen from plants other than crops, even in areas...
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The mysterious sexual life of the most primitive dragonfly

The dragonfly considered the most primitive in the world lives in Australia and Tasmania, and was...
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Monday 30 May 2016

Dancing hairs alert bees to floral electric fields

Tiny, vibrating hairs may explain how bumblebees sense and interpret the signals transmitted by...
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coolbugs: Bug of the Day Hodor. :-(((((

coolbugs: Bug of the Day Hodor. :-((((( from Nature’s Incredible! http://ift.tt/1TS0KCM via...
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Hawk moths have second nose for evaluating flowers

Manduca sexta hawk moth use their proboscis to smell the floral volatiles when they visit flowers,...
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Sunday 29 May 2016

jennrosefx: Round two of Male or Female. 4th instar Hierodula...

jennrosefx: Round two of Male or Female. 4th instar Hierodula membranacea. What say you,...
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Saturday 28 May 2016

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Friday 27 May 2016

khrysdiebee: molecricket: Cuuute little bee My bee boyfriend!...

khrysdiebee: molecricket: Cuuute little bee My bee boyfriend! If I’m correct in assuming you live...
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New Website launched to Help People Take a Better Look at the Variety of Nature and Insect Kits Available in the Market Today | Press Releases

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