A monarch butterfly resting on a flower Shutterstock/Shelly Jefferson Morton Monarch butterflies with bigger white…
Tag: insects
Science
Continue Reading
Insects are thriving in England’s rivers after fall in metal pollution
Pond skaters are a typical insect in English rivers HEATH MCDONALD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY The range…
Science
Continue Reading
Electromagnetic fields from power lines are messing with honeybees
A honeybee gathering pollen from California poppies Shutterstock/sumikophoto The electromagnetic fields emitted from transmission towers…
Science
Continue Reading
Bigger butterflies may cope better with climate change
A monarch butterfly on the shores of Lake Superior in Minnesota Chris Frost/Shutterstock Butterfly species…
Science
Continue Reading
Butterflies evolved 100 million years ago in North America
A black swallowtail butterfly Shutterstock / KathereneS Butterflies first fluttered onto the scene in North…
Science
Continue Reading
Locusts produce an odour to try to put other locusts off eating them
Migratory locusts are probably the most widespread locust species Shutterstock/Dark_Side Locusts are recognized for his…
Science
Continue Reading
Assassin bugs cover themselves in sticky plant resin to trap prey
An Australian murderer bug in spinifex grass Fernando Soley A bug improves its searching success…
Science
Continue Reading
We finally know why insects are attracted to lights
Why do bugs appear drawn to mild bulbs? Jeffrey Coolidge/Stone RF/Getty Image We lastly have…
Science
Continue Reading
Male orchid bees craft unique perfumes from flowers – now we know why
Male orchid bees gather molecules in a fragrance pouch as they go to crops George…
Science
Continue Reading
Male crazy ants have two different sets of DNA in their bodies
Yellow loopy ants reproduce in a means that has by no means been seen earlier…