Ladybugs are pulling a fast one on us. If they were black, we wouldn’t like them. They’d be icky, small beetles. But humans are a cheap audience, and dressing up like a clown has done the trick and made them likable to humans. A big strike against them is that they do have st...
The most important lessons we as humans can learn from the natural sciences is humility. The problems we encounter in everyday life may very well have a simple solution in the insect world. Imagine trying to drill a hole in concrete: You're leaning into the drill, trying to leverage your...
Why do flying squirrels have flaps of skin? Why do people snore? Why do plants excrete more carbon dioxide at night than during the day? Why does morphology matter in phylogenetics? Why do dogs bite their tails? Why do dogs bite their nails? Why do ladybugs have different numbers of spots?
While June bugs do not sting or bite, they can be a nuisance when they congregate around outdoor lights. They are more of a threat to lawns and gardens than to structures. Are There Different Species of June Bugs? Yes, there are over 200 species of North American June beetles, each ...