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Showing posts with label Entomology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Entomology. Show all posts
Monday, November 17, 2025

Entomology: In-Depth Description

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Photo Credit:  Lidia Stawinska Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. Its primary goals are to understand the b...
Thursday, November 13, 2025

When ants battle bumble bees, nobody wins

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Invasive Argentine ants prevent bees from eating Photo Credit: David Rankin / University of California, Riverside When bumble bees fight inv...
Monday, November 10, 2025

Devilishly distinctive new bee species discovered in WA Goldfields

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Photo Credit: Kit Prendergast A new native bee species with tiny devil-like “horns” named Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer has been discovere...
Wednesday, October 29, 2025

New Species of Spider Discovered, Just in Time for Halloween

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A species of trapdoor spider, named Aptostichus ramirezae, was newly identified by UC Davis scientists. Photo Credit: Emma Jochim/UC Davis S...
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Trillions of insects fly above us - weather radar reveals alarming declines

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The marmalade hoverfly is a well known migrant that comes across the Channel each year. Photo Credit: Christopher Hassall Scientists have ma...
Monday, October 27, 2025

Spotted lanternfly may use ‘toxic shield’ to fend off bird predators

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Entomologists in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences examined the potential for birds to feed on spotted lanternflies. Photo Credi...
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Carpenter Ants: Better Safe than Sorry

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Camponotus maculatus Photo Credit:  April Nobile ( CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Carpenter ants are not squeamish when it comes to caring for the wounded. ...
Sunday, March 31, 2024

Rice biologists uncover new species of tiger beetle: Eunota houstoniana

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Eunota houstoniana, with male on left and female on right. Photo Credit: Rice University Rice University evolutionary biologist Scott Egan a...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Behavior of ant queens is shaped by their social environment

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A black garden ant queen caring for her brood Photo Credit: © Romain Libbrecht) The queens in colonies of social insects, such as ants, bees...