wasps are often less welcome. Considering how aggressive some wasps like yellowjackets can be, this is understandable ... especially if you happen to be allergic. Figwort plants (Scrophularia spp.) have long had a reputation for attracting these stinging insects — so much so that they used ...
Numbers noted as (NA:xxx) refer to the photographs in the National Audubon Society Field Guide of North American Insects & Spiders, by Lorus & Margery Milne, 1980 Numbers noted as (NW:xx) refer to pages with photographs in "Moths & Caterpillars of the North Woods" by Jim Sogaard, 2009...
A whip, for example, delivers more of a stinging sensation, while a heavy flogger delivers more of a thud. When engaging in any kind of impact play, though, be careful to avoid bones and internal organs, as well as vulnerable areas of the body, like the face. This precaution becomes ...
The tentacles of a jellyfish are equipped with stinging cells that deliver venom. These are used both to capture prey and to provide defense from predators. The sting of some jellyfish – notably species of box jellyfish of class Cubozoa – can be fatal to humans. The stings of many other...
True to its moniker, the tarantula hawk is a wasp with theremarkable habit of eating tarantulas, despite being dominated in size by the spider. To do this, they immobilize the tarantula by stinging them, dragging them away, and consuming them whole. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the tarantula hawk ...
Yet, attempts at stinging were relatively rare. Departing females flew in the direction of intrusion but most often culminated their pseudo- attack with an erratic, vertically undulating flight in their return to the nest. In recording the duration of 10 randomly selected pseudoattack flights, each...
The insects parted with their names in vast clouds and swarms of ephemeral syllables buzzing and stinging and humming and flitting and crawling and tunneling away. resolutely showing firm determination or purpose I resolutely put anxiety away, went to Adam, and said, “You and your father lent...
In general, however, immunotherapy is effective for allergies to stinging insects, a variety of pollens and dust mites, as well as for allergic asthma. It is also effective for molds and pet dander. Immunotherapy is not proven to be effective for hives or food allergies. When Should I ...
wasps are often less welcome. Considering how aggressive some wasps like yellowjackets can be, this is understandable ... especially if you happen to be allergic. Figwort plants (Scrophularia spp.) have long had a reputation for attracting these stinging insects — so much so that they used to...
if you drop a crumb that is too large to be carried by a single ant; and do this to an ant that is distanced from the rest of the colony, you'll observe that the other ants will come and help immediately. How does this happen Many people believe this is a glimpse of collective co...