I always am looking for patterns in nature. One pretty reliable pattern has been that Red-breasted Sapsuckers show up every ...
Word of the Week: Diapause. How do ingenious insects use sophisticated strategies to survive winter?
When winter is upon us, we are aware of our shorter days and colder temperatures. Animals have their own adaptations for ...
For many years, eating insects has been unthinkable, at least in Western countries. Who would think of putting a caterpillar or a cricket in their mouths? This is in stark contrast to places like ...
An ant’s life cycle starts as a tiny egg. It hatches into a larva which is like a small worm without eyes or legs. It grows quickly and depends on adult worker ants to feed it. These workers decide ...
New research shows that terminally ill baby ants tell other ants to kill them, potentially protecting the rest of the colony from their infection. In a study published today in the journal Nature ...
Scientists document a new form of host manipulation where an invading, parasitic ant queen "tricks" ant workers into killing their queen mother. The invading ant integrates herself into the nest by ...
Invasive tawny crazy ants have been wreaking havoc across the U.S. Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas, disrupting ecosystems and causing headaches for homeowners. Now scientists at The University of ...
Giuseppe Battaglia walks in his beautiful garden on the outskirts of Avola, on Sicily’s southeastern coast. He is wearing long socks and sneakers, despite the September sun and 30-degree-Celsius ...
Vampire animals are usually so-called because of their blood-based diets. The vampire bat is the most well-known, but it's not the only animal associated with the mythical blood-sucking figure of the ...
MAUI, Hawaii (KHON2) — October is ‘Stop the Ant’ month, and one type of ant has been particularly annoying over on Maui for many years now. The Tropical Fire Ant – more commonly known as the red ant. ...
MONTPELLIER, France — Researchers have uncovered an unusual survival strategy in Iberian harvester ants that turns basic biology on its head: The queens can produce eggs that develop into two ...
It’s not every day that you see a 4-foot-tall bird, but it’s happening more often. Several fascinating species are nesting in ...
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