Venoms are liquid blends of biologically active substances, usually including toxins, that are injected into the body via a stinger, fang, hollow spine or other mechanical delivery system. A sting is a highly specialized device whose function is the delivery of venom. Bites are associated with ...
What they’re more inclined to sting are the eggs of pest insects, and aphids.If you turn a leaf over and see aphids, you’ll likely see some brown aphid “mummies", aphids that have been parasitized. A parasitoid wasp is developing inside the husk of the aphid’s exoskeleton. If you...
Overall, the educational resource has been shown to be beneficial and useful in school and museum educational settings in the two trials. It has always been my hope to create an educational resource that can be used by anyone to educate the public about Coleopterans, and I hope that this re...
If you're getting started in the beekeeping business, or as a hobby, the first thing that you will want to know is how to spot the queen bee of the hive. And also, a technique called "Splitting the Hive" so you can begin an entirely new hive out of the one you already have. In...
suck through a needle-like proboscis, etc. Often there is a pair of visiblemandibles, that bite and crush (sometimes called 'pincers' or jaws). These are obvious in ants and can give painful bites (though many ants also have some sort of sting in their tails). Notice that in insects ...
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) One of the reasonscicadas will be a big deal this springis not only one large brood is surfacing, there will be two. Entomologists speculate that there could be billions of cicadas during the height of the "emergence". The two broods have been liv...
First, NotAll ThingsThat Bite And Sting Are Insects Remember, all insects have three body parts and six legs. This means that not all invertebrates that bite are insects. This is true of spiders, which have two body parts and eight legs, as well as ticks, chiggers, scorpions, and leeches...
One of nature’s classic battles is that of the lopsided struggle between a tarantula and its arch nemesis, the tarantula hawk (Pepsis, Hemipepsis). I say lopsided because the odds are usually stacked against the tarantula. The arachnid, paralyzed by the wasp’s sting, is destined to be ...
Edible insects prepared by a Mexican chef.©fitopardo.com / Getty Images Insects are an important food source in many parts of the world and are gaining popularity and acceptance in countries that traditionally shunned them. Why eat them? Insects are abundant and nutritious. They are high in...
others sport flexible wings that fold closed when not in use. Some insects sting; others bite or pierce or chew or suck. Insects exist in a seemingly endless variety of shapes and sizes and colors and disguises. Is it any wonder that the appearance of these unpredictable creatures inspire suc...