How a Tiny Insect Outsmarts Antarctica’s Brutal Cold
In the frozen world of Antarctica, one tiny insect has mastered the art of survival. The Antarctic midge, the only insect ...
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This Bizarre Larva Has a Fake Face to Fool Termites
This rare blow fly species has larvae that fit right in with the termites down to copying their odor.
This Fly Larva’s Butt Looks Like a Termite’s Head—and Termites Are Falling for It
“Most termites live several meters deep and have no visual perception. However, harvester termites come out at dusk to ...
Select corn lines contain compounds that sicken and kill major crop pest
The corn earworm causes the loss of more than 76,000 bushels of corn in the United States annually, and there is mounting evidence that increasingly extreme weather events and temperatures will ...
Fly larva with a fake termite face can infiltrate termite mounds and socialize
Nature is full of impostors, and many of them are found in the insect world. Certain species, such as the bee fly or the ant ...
Mosquitoes wanted dead or alive: Asian village pays locals to hunt insects after two die ...
Addition Hills in the Philippines has put a bounty on the heads of mosquitoes taking up residence in the village. View on ...
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How Antarctica's only native insect defies the cold
Discover how the Antarctic midge, Antarctica's only native insect, survives extreme cold through unique adaptations.
Can this common insect be an answer to the the ever growing problem of waste management
In the race to address the ever-growing problem of organic waste and soil degradation, a completely unexpected hero has come ...
EU authorizes UV treatment for insect powder in food
UV-treated insect powder, specifically powdered whole larvae of the flour beetle (Tenebrio molitor), will be permitted for use in food across the European Union. While flour beetles have already been ...