Insects of the world must have a new press agent. They’ve been all over the nature news lately – here’s a buggy summary from around the world.
Ecologists in Australia may have found a solution to the problem of introduced cane toads. Apparently the cane toads are far more susceptible to being killed and eaten by [...]
Filed under: Invertebrates | Tagged: asexual ants, bedbugs, insects, meat ants, rhinocerous beetles | 1 Comment »
Don’t squash that bee!
Without the humble honey bee, about one in every three bites of the food we eat would disappear. They pollinate about 90 different food crops such as apples, almonds, squash and blueberries, producing the foods we love to eat.
Both the scientific and popular press are paying increasing attention to the state of [...]
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If someone asked you to name the most venomous animal in the world, what would you say? The rattlesnake? A spider or scorpion?
Molecule by molecule, the most deadly animal in the world is a small, translucent animal called a box jellyfish.
Animal venom generally strikes in only one way – it affects the nerves or the [...]
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