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These insects face great environmental threats including predators and rising water temperatures, but so far they are ...
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The Republican Party’s supposed commitment to the pro-life cause is once again under scrutiny, and the cowardice of moderate ...
A remarkably hard yet flexible material, chitin strengthens insect mandibles to cut through ... It’s integral to the thin tracheal tubes that make up their respiratory system and the hairs ...
Chewing 5-6 curry leaves on an empty stomach ... to soothe insect bites and bee stings and even strengthen teeth and gums. Going beyond other health applications, curry leaves also hold ancient ...
It's an ancient parasitic wasp with an abdomen that worked like a Venus flytrap. This terrifying insect could open its stomach and snap it shut on unsuspecting prey. Initially, paleontologists ...
Amongst them lies a fearsome insect known as the bullet ant ... One of the most distinctive physical features of the bullet ant is its thorax and abdomen, which are separated by a thin, flexible stalk ...
The parasitic wasp's abdomen boasts a set of flappy paddles lined with thin bristles, resembling "a small bear trap attached to the end of it," said study co-author Lars Vilhelmsen from the ...
The parasitic wasp’s abdomen boasts a set of flappy paddles lined with thin bristles, resembling “a small bear trap attached to the end of it,” said study co-author Lars Vilhelmsen from the ...
The wasps likely allowed their host to continue growing while feeding on it. The species' lower abdomen forms a paddle-shaped structure with a dozen hair-like bristles, reminiscent of a Venus ...
The parasitic wasp's abdomen boasts a set of flappy paddles lined with thin bristles, resembling “a small bear trap attached to the end of it,” said study co-author Lars Vilhelmsen from the Natural ...