They undergo big body changes to become adults. An insect that does that is holometabolous. “Millions of years ago, ...
Gardeners preparing for autumn are likely to encounter a surge of ladybirds seeking shelter among foliage and debris. This ...
The Coleopterists Bulletin, Vol. 32, No. 2 (Jun., 1978), pp. 177-184 (8 pages) Larvae of Neotylopterus pallidus develop in seeds of Forestiera acuminata, 1 larva per seed, then exit from the fruits ...
The larva and pupa of Culicoides bambusicola are redescribed and illustrated, including photomicrographies, based on the examination with both Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and phase-contrast ...
Knowing the stages of development in a bug’s life is a critical component to successful fly fishing. Deciphering the hatch on a river is a challenging game. Larva, pupa or adult stages have been ...
Every other Friday on Morning Edition, the Outside/In team answers a question from a listener about the natural world. “What happens inside a chrysalis during metamorphosis?” asked Chris, writing from ...
Life in an ant colony is a symphony of subtle interactions between insects acting in concert, more like cells in tissue than independent organisms bunking in a colony. Now, researchers have discovered ...
The answer is "yes," there is one country without mosquitoes: Iceland. While its neighbors — including Norway, Scotland and Greenland — are home to multiple mosquito species, Iceland remains ...
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