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How And Why Termite Queens Are Helping Researchers Understand The Mysterious Process Of Aging
Termites are notable insects for a variety of reasons. For instance, termites have the ability to digest cellulose from plant matter, many termite species can build nesting mounds that reach up to 30 feet in height, and these mounds are constructed in a manner that...
Where On A Human Corpse Do Carrion Insects Gravitate? How Quickly Are Insects Attracted To A Corpse After Death?
It is well known that certain types of insects gravitate toward corpses. Anyone who watches police procedural shows also knows that insects can provide useful evidence in murder cases. But few people know what types of evidence insects can provide to crime scene...
Insect Contaminants Found Within Packaged Food Products Can Cause Cancer, Parasitic Infections And Disease
Numerous insect species and mites are known to commonly invade food sources, which leads to widespread, yet largely harmless, insect-contaminated food products being sold in stores. By the time a food product becomes packaged and is set on a store shelf, detecting a...
Experts Still Don’t Understand How A Beetle Swarm Became So Large
Beetles are not generally known for attacking humans, and they certainly are not known for conducting city-wide invasions, at least not in the United States. In Australia, on the other hand, beetle invasions can land people in the hospital. Back in 2011, hundreds of...
A Recently Introduced Family Of Spiders In The US Is Commonly Mistaken For The Brown Recluse, And They Prefer Indoor Habitats
The mediterranean region covers portions of southern Europe, northern Africa and western Asia. Anyone who lives, has lived, or has vacationed in this region may know that it is home to numerous spider species, many of which are huge and scary looking. One fierce...
Parasitic Wasp Larvae Discovered That Turns Social Spiders Into Hermits
You may know of the number of parasitic wasp species that are able to dump their larvae on different insect species, which then take control of their brain while also eating them as they carry on in a zombie-like state until they eventually die. As if there weren’t...
For The First Time In History An Advanced Termite Species Managed To Reach The US
There exists some disagreement concerning the taxonomic distinctions between different termites, but many experts divide termites into 12 families. Many termite species belonging to different families are morphologically similar enough to be considered members of one...
While Battling A Huge Wolf Spider Within His Home, A Man Released Hundreds Of The Spider’s Babies After Hitting Their Egg-Sac With A Broom
Wolf spiders may not be the most venomous arachnids in the world, but they are certainly intimidating to look at. There exists around 2,300 documented wolf spider species in the world and they are distributed all around the globe. In the United States, 200 wolf spider...
Since Bed Bugs Must Feed On Blood To Survive, How Are Laboratory Bed Bug Specimens Kept Alive By Researchers?
Since bed bug issues within the United States are currently out of control and will only continue to worsen by the day, it is of the utmost importance that America’s best and brightest minds apply their talents to developing new and improved bed bug control methods....
How One Of The Most Common Home-Invading Ladybugs Established An Invasive Presence In The US
Biological control methods consist of using one particular non-native organism to control the proliferation and geographical spread of an invasive pest-organism within a particular region. Biological control methods often entail the import of a particular exotic...