Feeding wood beetles wriggling worms will make them better recyclers

AuthorJune 7, 2019

For horned passalus beetles, having wriggly nematode larvae inside their bodies will actually benefit them and the forests they live in, according to Science N... Read More...

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The Mindoro giant millipede

Wally SuarezMay 25, 2019

Apart from phasmids, perhaps one of the more underrepresented of the local invertebrate subcultures is that dealing with millipedes, an anomaly possibly attrib... Read More...

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Japanese man jailed for smuggling insects from Ecuador

AuthorMay 10, 2019

Quito, Ecuador (AFP) - A Japanese man was sentenced to two years in prison in Ecuador for attempting to smuggle a massive haul of creepy crawlies out of the co... Read More...

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Half a million bees killed in Texas

AuthorMay 7, 2019

Several burning bee boxes were found at the Brazoria County Beekeepers Association in Angleton, Texas, early Saturday, according to authorities. A deputy f... Read More...

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Female flies know when sex partner is a good fit

AuthorMay 7, 2019

Scientists are now a step closer to knowing the role of female flies’ pleasure during the reproduction process after a new study has been published that shows ... Read More...

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Female termites do not need males to reproduce, scientists discovers

AuthorApril 26, 2019

In remote, coastal parts of Japan, scientists have discovered that female termites can actually reproduce without the need of mating with male mates. Some g... Read More...

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Bacteria help in making the toughest spider silk, new study shows

AuthorApril 12, 2019

Over the years, engineers and scientists tried to create a synthetic mimic of a spider’s silk using yeast, goat milk and genetically modified bacteria, but the... Read More...

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Bavaria announces it will pass ‘save the bees’ petition into law

AuthorApril 10, 2019

Bavaria has announced that it will pass the “save the bees” petition into law after scientists warn that nearly half of all the insect species alarmingly decli... Read More...

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When the fireflies fade away

Richard RamosApril 8, 2019

In last month’s issue, we busted a few myths about fireflies and talked about how they glow in the dark. It’s time to find out why these beautiful insects no l... Read More...

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757 live venomous tarantulas seized at NAIA

Maxine LagmanApril 3, 2019

Hundreds of live venomous tarantulas, which were concealed in gift wrapped oatmeal cookies, were seized from a shipment at the Central Mail Exchange Center of ... Read More...

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