ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATETicks are not famous for being beach lovers and thus, ecologist Dan Salkeld and his colleague were shocked when they found around 180 ticks in less than one mile on a coastal trail in California.
An in-depth look into what a giant sea anemone eats reveals a surprising part of its diet. Analysis showed that giant plumose anemone eats ants, and occasionally spiders, which are insects that are not found in the sea.
Workers at a construction site for a set of new classrooms in the Mount Cotton State School in South Queensland, Australia discovered a rare giant wood moth that has startled onlookers.
When the queen of the Indian jumping ants colony dies, the ants undergo a reversible process of shrinking their brains in a chance to become the new queen. It is an unknown behavior that has never seen before in any insects.
The 17-year Brood X cicadas are starting to emerge from the ground earlier than expected. Those on the East Coast are expected to be affected the most.
Typically, humans dim the light and have the red light turned on for a romantic night with their partner, and moths happen to do the same in the circumstances like this.
Researchers used high-speed cameras and CGI technology to reveal that dragonflies can do somersaults to return to an upright stance when flying upside down.
Brood X cicada colony is set to invade 15 states of the US after 17 years of hibernating in the ground. These insects are said to be in trillions and produce a noise of 100 decibels.
Butterflies create a pocket with their wings that added a thrust to take off. Scientists believe that understanding this can help in improving the design of flapping drones.
Some beetles, like the burying beetles, in particular, are found to have been digging to hide scents of decomposing bounty to keep the rivals away and have something to feed their future offspring.
Scientists examining the diet of the Eurasian Eagle Owl in Bulgaria earned a fresh insight on the often overlooked and rare bush-crickets, better understanding the distribution and possibly conservation of this insect species.