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Carved crystal of red poison spider
Biology

Carved crystal of red poison spider

Having been ignored by the scientific world for more than 200 years, a tiny wasp was now identified as the enemy of Australia's most popular poisonous spiders.

December 17, 2018
Discover the world's smallest fly
Biology

Discover the world's smallest fly

The world's smallest fly has just been discovered in Thailand, has a body length of only 0.4mm - less than a fifth of the fruit fly and less than 1 grain of salt. Dr. Br…

December 17, 2018
Tiny water bug: the most
Biology

Tiny water bug: the most

According to new research by French and Scottish scientists, the tiny aphid species with scientific name Micronecta Scholtzi is the world's largest sound-producing anima…

December 17, 2018
Spin the flying scene of microscopic insects
Biology

Spin the flying scene of microscopic insects

The research group from Wageningen University (Netherlands) was the first to implement high-speed camera footage of parasitic insects with wingspan of about 1mm.

December 17, 2018
Glowing mushroom
Biology

Glowing mushroom

Continuous glowing in the tropical forests of Brazil, Mycena luxaeterna is like tiny stars on the ground.

December 17, 2018
Detecting strange moths in the UK
Biology

Detecting strange moths in the UK

The 3-millimeter, 'tiny' caterpillar, lives at Hembury Woods, Devon, England, officially recognized as an 'unprecedented animal'.

December 17, 2018
Kill plants with insects
Biology

Kill plants with insects

He has just experimented with a campaign to prevent weed invasion with a tiny louse native to Japan.

December 17, 2018
Gold ants
Biology

Gold ants

The photo of a tiny ant using a tooth holding an object 100 times its mass in an upside-down position won the first prize in a photo science competition in the UK.

December 17, 2018
2009 bumper plant discoveries
Biology

2009 bumper plant discoveries

Giant plants of tropical forests, tiny mushrooms, and wild coffee are among 300 species first described by botanists in England in 2009.

December 17, 2018
Tiny orchid flowers
Biology

Tiny orchid flowers

Scientists say they have just discovered a new plant species. It is a tiny orchid flower with a petal width of only 2.1 mm.

December 17, 2018