The Island of Giant Killer Insects! – Gigantism and dwarfism
And although insects can be terrifying, in general, insects are not slayers of men. Why are there no giant insects? Read it here.
And although insects can be terrifying, in general, insects are not slayers of men. Why are there no giant insects? Read it here.
Diversity and the reason of their success. Insects are an incredibly successful group, about 90% of all species are insects. About 1 million species of insects are described, but the total number of species is estimated to be between 2.5 and 10 million. To place this in perspective, the number of described chordates (vertebrates, of…
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Sometimes performing selection experiments seems impossible. Unless you have a dad that helps you build a machine to do it for you!
Animals have personalities, scientists are learning more about them every day. But shy great tits surprised us! Read it here.
Please vote for me in the 3 quarks daily science blog contest! I am contending in the 3 quarks daily science blog competition which is judged by the Dutch biologist Frans de Waal. But to get in the final I need to get in the top 20 after a pulic voting round. I have entered…
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Macro photography provides a picture from a single point of view. Nguyen et al. found a cheap way to make 3D models of insects. Read all about it here.
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Nature’s Nether Regions – a book about the sex lives of bugs, birds and beasts.
It is Drilus. Drilus who? Drilus, I am going to eat you! This ferocious snail eating beetle larvae is just awesome!
By Dr. Stefan Pentzold Imagine you could taste the ground as you are walking on. This would be quite unpleasant for most of us, such… 00 Read More
Water striders can get quite ferocious when it comes to mating. They evolved specialized antennae through sexual selection for this purpose. Read more here!
Adult insects can live anywhere. We discovered that insect eggs are also resilient! Read more here.