Biology
Why do the little guys still have mates?
In the beetle world, the big guys often win the race to find a mate, by grabbing the enemy's love to chase it away. But the biggest is not always the best. All beetles -…
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Discover the mystery that goes on the water
Walking on the water seems to be a miracle to humans, but it is normal for water beetles and scientists have also discovered the mystery of this miraculous ability. Curr…
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Research on evolutionary theory: Long life of beetles
The new study shows that most modern beetle groups are present around us since dinosaurs and have become more diverse than ever.
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Insects living in hiding are easy to adapt to the dark
A lifelong beetle crawling in grains cannot recognize all colors, and its eyesight doesn't follow normal rules. Most other insects can see 3 colors: they are very sensit…
Biology
Benefits of beetles eating corpses
Scientists in Spain are studying the life cycles of specific beetles to know how they can help determine a person's death time.
Biology
Today's insects are small due to less oxygen
Millions of years ago, giant insects had swept across the earth, but only after a while, they disappeared. Scientists don't know why they are just
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The secret to collecting magic water from desert beetles
The Namib beetle survives where rainfall is just over 1 centimeter per year, thanks to an extremely efficient water harvesting strategy from early frost.
Biology
The strange world of tiny insects
Living in the pores of human face, on fur coat (the more expensive the fur is) or somewhere there is a bit of people waiting to suck blood, sometime
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The vivid color of beetles can affect future light technology
When studying vivid green and red on a beetle, scientists have discovered that the cause of the spectral reflection in these beetles is due to disabled area
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The beetle species has a strange bright white color
A tiny animal in Southeast Asia used to waste so much ink and paintbrush because of its bright white color. British researchers at Exeter University discovered that the…
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Jumping out of the bugs need to do?
In the colorful world of existing insects on our planet, little is known about a very small group of insects that live in the soil. It is the jumping beetle group, the s…
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Insects will grow huge if the earth has plenty of oxygen
Nearly 300 million years ago, giant insects also roamed and flapped their wings on the planet, with dragonflies with large wingspan of hawks - about 76 cm. At that time,…
Biology
The bigger the horn, the smaller the quarter's
The beetles with the largest horns also have the smallest testicles. This suggests that in terms of evolution, this will lose something else. The result is clear evidenc…
Biology
The beetle of the beetle
The beetle's larvae form the bees that are so ingenious that male bees will try to pair with them and bring them home. These larvae thus live in luxury by
Biology
Champion power of insects
In the insect world, many animals have a difficult ability to imagine. For example, a jumping beetle can turn 200 times higher than its height, ants can carry objects eq…