Category: Entomology
4 June 2013
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The Secret of the Cicada's Chirp
High-resolution images reveal how the insects are able to generate such incredibly loud sounds
29 May 2013
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ScienceShot: Even Whales Get Bitten by Mosquitoes
Captive orcas are vulnerable to mosquito-borne diseases like West Nile
23 May 2013
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ScienceShot: Why Some Cockroaches Check Out of Roach Motels
Some of the insects have evolved to hate the taste of a glucose-baited traps
17 May 2013
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ScienceShot: Fungi Provide an Early Warning System for Plants
Fungus alerts plants to aphid attack
16 May 2013
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ScienceShot: Invasive Ladybug Carries Fatal Parasite
Infectious fungus key to beetle’s success
15 May 2013
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ScienceShot: Stinky Feet Smell Sweet to Malaria-Infected Mosquitoes
Insects three times more likely to be drawn to the human odor than their uninfected counterparts
15 May 2013
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Live Chat: Honey Bees in Trouble (Video)
Talk to experts in a Google Hangout about what's being done to save these important insects
14 May 2013
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ScienceShot: The Inner Lives of Caterpillars
Scientists use high-resolution scanning technique to peer inside developing butterfly
9 May 2013
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To Stop Malaria, Infect the Mosquitoes
Bacteria may prevent the insects from transmitting the disease to humans
7 May 2013
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ScienceShot: Wax Moth Has Most Sensitive Ears in Insect World
Evolutionary arms race with bats have ramped up their hearing to unprecedented levels
17 April 2013
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ScienceShot: Bees Age Faster When They Raise Offspring
Insects without broods live up to five times longer
15 April 2013
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Nano-Suit Protects Bugs From Space-Like Vacuums
Hardened layer forged by electrons keeps organisms from dehydrating
9 April 2013
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ScienceShot: How to Get Bedbugs to 'Leaf' You Alone
Researchers discover how an unusual form of pest control works
2 April 2013
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ScienceShot: Living on the Commune, Ant Style
Latin American insects share the workload with nonfamily members
28 March 2013
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Video: Robotic Ants Solve Riddles Without Math
Tiny machines strike a blow to real ant intelligence
28 March 2013
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'Fairy Circle' Mystery Solved?
Researcher says he has identified the pixie behind Africa's strange formations
27 March 2013
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Bees Buzz Each Other, but Not the Way You Think
Insects may use electric fields to communicate
26 March 2013
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Video: Flexible Wings Give Bumblebees a Lift
A bit of glue and glitter reveals how insects carry more weight during flight
13 March 2013
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Video: Why Don't Jumping Bugs Break Their Legs?
Leafhopper legs could hold secrets to better robots
7 March 2013
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ScienceShot: Caffeine Improves Memory in Bees
Plants drug pollinators to keep them coming back
22 February 2013
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ScienceShot: Why Queens Prefer Daughters
Mathematical model examines insect sex selection
21 February 2013
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ScienceShot: When Sparks Fly
Bumblebees can detect flowers’ electric fields
13 February 2013
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The Curious Case of the Lusty Wasps
Can sex pheromones evolve without anyone noticing?
7 February 2013
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Shhh, the Ants Are Talking
A new study finds that young ants make noise to communicate
4 February 2013
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Video: Cleanliness Is Next to Cockroaches
Insect’s sense of smell depends on groomed antennae
4 February 2013
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ScienceShot: How an Aphid Is Like a Cat
Crop insects always land on their feet
28 January 2013
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Video: The Smooth Moves of the Male Orb-Web Spider
A good dance can save your life
24 January 2013
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Dung Beetles Navigate by the Milky Way
They’re the first known insects guided by starlight
16 January 2013
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First Known 'Social Chromosome' Found
Cluster of genes in ants is passed down like sex chromosomes
10 January 2013
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ScienceShot: A Butterfly's Secret to Long Life
High metabolism surprisingly extends lifespan in one species
8 January 2013
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Corpse-Seeking Flies Reveal a Forest's Biodiversity
DNA recovered from insects' last meals may unearth new species
14 December 2012
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Cicadas' Cycles Control Their Predators
Insects' mysterious cycle may help create a boom-bust cycle for the birds that eat them
3 December 2012
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Video: Tiny Insect Jumps off Water
Pygmy mole cricket launches itself up to 18 times its body length
20 November 2012
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Holey Art Reveals Beetle Boundaries
Analysis of woodblock prints provides unusual insight into wood-munching critters' territories
20 November 2012
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ScienceShot: Harlequin Ladybirds Flourish by Squelching Disease
Beetles' genes help fight bacteria and pathogens
15 November 2012
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Rainforest Insects Hear Like Humans
Katydids may listen with their legs, but their ears are almost human
19 October 2012
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ScienceShot: Butterfly Migration Mystery Solved
Painted lady flies high to head south
12 October 2012
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ScienceShot: 100-Million-Year-Old Spider Attack Caught in Amber
Fossil is only one known of a hunting spider in action
11 October 2012
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ScienceShot: Revenge of the Mites
Creatures get back at the species that attacked them when they were young
10 October 2012
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ScienceShot: Spider Ancestor Had Big Brain
Creature's nervous system larger than some modern insects, crustaceans
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