Not just bees and butterflies: Beetles and other brilliant bugs are nature's unsung pollinators
About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and optimize reproduction, making pollination one of ...
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Beetles & Brilliant Bugs: Nature's Unsung Pollinators
About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and optimise reproduction, making pollination one of nature's most important ...
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Salomone: Hitting the window.
For streams and rivers that experience high, off-colored water, catching the clear water when the ice recedes is prime time ...
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This fly larva uses a fake face to deceive termites
In the mountains of the Anti-Atlas in Morocco, a fly larva has developed a camouflage strategy that is as surprising as it is effective. Thanks to a "mask" resembling a termite head on its posterior ...
The Hindu29d
How does Antarctica’s only native insect species survive extreme winter?
The Antarctic midge larvae usually grow to their second instar by the first winter and undergo quiescence so that they can quickly resume development at any moment when it suddenly becomes warmer.
Sports Illustrated1mon
"Bitter Water" the film: A Stunning Look at Fly Fishing Baja's Coast
Roosterfish on the Baja coast is 100% on my bucket list. Throw in dorado and tuna, and all on the fly! Bitter Water, a film directed by Peter Grigsby / photo provided by Black Rabbit Collective I ...
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Antarctica’s only native insect’s unique survival mechanism
Before the second winter, the larvae reach their final stage but don't pupate. Instead, they enter obligatory diapause, a natural dormancy phase in their life cycle. The Antarctic midge is the ...
KHQ1mon
Antartica’s only native insect may help humans survive deep space travel
Their findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports, show that Antarctic midge larvae usually grow to their second instar by the first winter and undergo quiescence so that they can ...
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The Unique Survival Mechanism of Antarctica’s Native Insect
The team found that Antarctic midge larvae usually grow to their second instar by the first winter and undergo quiescence so that they can quickly resume development at any moment when it suddenly ...