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Insect trafficking is a growing threat fueled by the exotic pet trade. Smugglers transport rare insects using secretive ...
Living in the blissfully quiet countryside brings many blessings, but the abundance of flying insects is not one of them.
Farming has caused a 44% decline in insect species and a 30% loss in evolutionary diversity, according to a JMU study.
Do we have the right to turn insects into cyborgs that we can control to do our bidding, including our military bidding, if they feel pain or have preferences or anxieties? Making a cyborg animals can ...
In a bid to revive the once-thriving lac cultivation industry in Jammu, the division of Entomology at Sher-e-Kashmir ...
Students will learn the basics of scientific illustration by drawing insect specimens and creating replicas out of sculpture clay. In 2015, Angus was one of nine artists featured at the Smithsonian ...
This assassin bug's ability to use a tool — bees’ resin — could shed light on how the ability evolved in other animals.
Butterflies are one of nature’s most beautiful creations, but the picturesque insects are facing threats that are decimating ...
Looking for weekend plans in the great outdoors? Join two entomologists in observing moths at Powhatan State Park Saturday ...
A rare species of synchronous firefly put on a dazzling light show at Congaree National Park each year. But various threats ...
Unmaintained swimming pools where mosquito breeding has occurred will get a first treatment, but there's currently no money ...
To focus on the insect book, the Costas will be splitting ... Besides having uninterrupted blocks of time for observing, writing, and drawing in different seasons, the couple is excited about ...