Researchers studied a unique population of gentle Africanized honey bees in Puerto Rico. Credit: Manuel A. Giannoni-Guzman Researchers often study the genomes of individual organisms…
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Climate change leads to longer growing seasons in the Arctic. A new study shows that predators like wolf spiders respond to the changing conditions and…
Comparisons between original and altered metallic colors in cleptine wasps. Credit: NIGPAS Nature is full of colors, from the radiant shine of a peacock’s feathers…
Asian giant hornets (Vespa mandarinia japonica) drinking sap from tree bark in Japan. Alpsdake/Wikipedia, CC BY-SA Editor’s note: According to recent press reports, two Asian…
Bombardier Beetle. Credit: Stevens Institute of Technology How the Beetle Got Its Bang If you want to see one of the wonders of the natural…
Micro-bumps and a nanoscale wax layer on fragile butterfly wings shatter and spread raindrops to minimize damage. Credit: Courtesy of the researchers / Cornell University…
Bacteria from the gut of superworms can degrade polystyrene (white material). Credit: Adapted from Environmental Science & Technology 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c01495 Resembling giant mealworms, superworms…
A sword-tailed cricket. Credit: Dr. Marc Holderied, University of Bristol Researchers have uncovered the highly efficient strategy used by a group of crickets to distinguish…
The photo shared on Twitter of the millipede Cambala by Derek Hennen. The two red circles indicate the presence of the fungus. Credit: Derek Hennen…
Cape honey bee workers laying parasitic eggs on a queen cell. Credit: Professor Benjamin Oldroyd/University of Sydney Researchers discover a gene in honey bees that…
Entomology professor Adam Dolezal and his colleagues found that infection with the Israeli acute paralysis virus increases the likelihood that infected bees are accepted by…
Scientists are exploring the structural and chemical characteristics of cicada wings. Credit: Photo by Wayne Boo, U.S. Geological Survey Biological structures sometimes have unique features…
Consensus climate suitability of the yellow-legged hornet predicted from species distribution modeling. Credit: Prof. Franck Courchamp Since its accidental introduction in 2003 in France, the…
Swarm of locusts. A small swarm of locusts (40 million) can consume as much food as 35,000 people. A single desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) can consume its…
Optical Illusion Created by Butterflies’ Wing Scales Is Secret to Ultra-Black, Lightweight Materials
Optical Illusion Created by Butterflies’ Wing Scales Is Secret to Ultra-Black, Lightweight Materials
The black patches on the wings of some butterflies are 10 to 100 times darker than everyday black objects. Clockwise from top left: Catonephele numilia,…
While many homeowners heed the advice to clear their lawns of fallen leaves in autumn to avoid creating tick-friendly habitat in high-use areas, a new…
Bumblebee foraging on a flower. Credit: Tara Cox / Imperial College London Pesticides can impair brain growth in baby bumblebees, affecting their ability to perform…
A mating pair of Pseudopolydesmus millipedes, viewed under UV light so that the structures of their genitals would show up better. Credit: Stephanie Ware, Field…
A female glow-worm (Lampyris noctiluca) will shine for hours to attract her mate, yet brightening skies will dim her prospects. Credit: Jason Steel – jason-steel.co.uk…
One wasp species has evolved the ability to recognize individual faces among their peers, signaling an evolution in how they have learned to work together.…