Ambrosia Beetles Have Developed Sophisticated Social Systems
They belong to the bark beetle family, and they are the only animals in nature, along with leaf-cutter ants and some termites, that practice agriculture:…
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Scientists Discover Design Secrets of Nearly Indestructible Insect That Can Survive Being Run Over by a Car
University of California, Irvine materials scientists discover design secrets of nearly indestructible insect. Southern California’s diabolical ironclad beetle has an exoskeleton so tough, it can…
Scientists Reconstruct Beetles From the Cretaceous – 99 Million Years Ago
International research team gains new insights into the evolution of fossil beetles. About a year ago, researchers found fossil specimens of beetles in an amber…
Chemistry Behind the Bombardier Beetle’s Extraordinary Firepower – “Fascinating Story That Nobody Has Been Able to Tell Before”
How the Beetle Got Its Bang If you want to see one of the wonders of the natural world, just startle a bombardier beetle. But…
Crappy News for the Dung Beetle and Agriculture, Greenhouse Gasses
You mightn’t think that the life of a dung beetle, a creature who eats poop every day of its short life, could get any worse,…
New Species of Flea Beetle Discovered, Burumoseria Yuae
Researchers detail the discovery of a new species of flea beetle, Burumoseria yuae. Nausea, vomiting and weakness are but a few of the symptoms one…
Study Shows that Dung Beetles Use Stars for Orientation
Researchers at Wits University demonstrated the use of the starry sky for orientation in dung beetles and provided the first documented use of the Milky…
Air Pockets in Bristled Feet Allow Beetles to Walk Underwater
Beetles are often observed being able to tenaciously cling to smooth surfaces, like leaves, hanging on even when those surfaces are bordering on the vertical….
Fungus Transforms North American Red Turpentine Beetle into Tree Killer in Asia
Microbial evolution has turned a mild-mannered North American beetle into a tree killer in Asia. The red turpentine beetle, Dendroctonus valens, is a wood-boring species…