Some insects are named after celebrities
Researchers have named a number of species after President Bush, singer Shakira or actress Angela Jolie.
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Researchers have named a number of species after President Bush, singer Shakira or actress Angela Jolie.
Scientists often assess the effects of temperature on insects to predict how climate change will affect their distribution and diversity.
In the middle of July 2014, the survey team of the Chengdu Insect Museum discovered one of the world's largest aquatic dragonfly insects in Sichuan province.
Among the most bizarre creatures in the world, the killer bugs cannot be missed, ie fierce insects clean up prey bodies and carry them on their backs.
Brighter colors of butterflies and dragonflies are competing better with others when faced with climate change.
Looking from afar, this greasy green caterpillar seems to be a very attractive dish for any predator.
For the first time, scientists have discovered an organism that has genital swaps: Males have vaginas, females have 'precious'.
During a field trip to the rattan forest in Ecuador, Professor Scott Shaw of Wyoming University (USA), Laramie and colleagues discovered 24 new wasps.
German scientists at the Museum of Natural History in Berlin discovered a kind of soulful bee that could paralyze the prey of the prey.
According to the Sunday Nation newspaper of Thailand, the country's Thammasat University has introduced a new aromatic rice variety that is more resistant to drought and…
Experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found new arachnoid spiders in dark caves in the southeastern part of the country.
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It is known that this strange creature is one of the 60 new species discovered in a three-week study by researchers from Harvard University.
Caterpillars, beetle larvae, grasshoppers or stink bugs can become a source of future food with good nutritional value for human health.
Although possessing a tiny size, some extremely dangerous insects can kill thousands of lives with a single bite or sting.