Penguins hand over pebbles; scorpionflies give spitballs. But I’m hankering after a sea sponge presented by a dolphin ... No, I don’t want a candle that smells like turkey, because, well, we’ll be cooking turkey ... AKA semen ... learn from the animal kingdom.
In recent research, insects have emerged as unlikely but promising allies for future lunar and Martian habitats ... Although much weaker than Earth’s, scientists believe it may be enough for insects to walk, fly, feed, and reproduce more naturally.
The varroa mite may be tiny — only a millimetre or two long — but it poses a huge threat to honey bees, beekeepers and honey producers, who are on high alert after the destructive mite's recent arrival in South Australia... .
Violations marked as priority contribute directly to the elimination, prevention or reduction in the hazards associated with foodborne illness. Priority violations include prevention of contamination, cooking, reheating, cooling and handwashing ... .
When you think of butterflies, chances are you imagine unmistakable insects with bright, bold wings. But it turns out that individual butterfly species are sometimes shockingly difficult to tell apart ...Image. Zootaxa ... ramirezi, and T ... ....
The insect has become as much of a feature in the World Darts Championship as the arrows themself, and provided yet more entertainment on Friday evening ....
Here’s a fun (and creepy) fact ... To put zeroes on it, that’s around 20,000,000,000,000,000 of the six-legged insects living all around us ... To investigate, Matte and his collaborators focused on each insect’s cuticle ... However, these benefits aren’t free ... .
After walking onto the stage ahead of his first-round match on Tuesday, Jurjen van der Velde created a bit of a buzz by pulling out insect repellent from his pocket and started spraying the air around ...