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29/08/2023

Invasive insects cost $UD70 billion a year globally, with health costs more than $US6.9 billion annually- according to Nature Communications.

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An invasive or alien species is an introduced species to an environment that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment.[2] Invasive species adversely affect habitats and bioregions, causing ecological, environmental, and/or economic damage.[3] The term can also be used for native species t...

27/08/2023

Which insect can detect sugar with 10 million times more sensitivity than the human tongue?

The housefly!

But they use their feet, not their tongues, according to The Smithsonian.

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The housefly (Musca domestica) is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. It possibly originated in the Middle East, and spread around the world as a commensal of humans. It is the most common fly species found in houses. Adults are gray to black, with four dark, longitudinal lines on the thorax, slight...

25/03/2023

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24/03/2023

A supercolony of ants in , , might have 300 million workers and 1 million queens. The species is Formica yessensis.

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Formica yessensis is a species of ant in the genus Formica,[1] being known from eastern Asia and Japan.[2] This species is especially known for its large colonies, sometimes exceeding 300 million individuals.[citation needed] The workers are typically 8-10 mm in length.

23/03/2023

It is claimed rhinoceros can lift 850 times their own weight.

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Learn facts about rhinoceros beetles’ habitat, diet, life history, and more.

22/03/2023

Apparently, species of dung beetles can bury about 250 times their own mass in one night.

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Dung beetles are beetles that feed on f***s. Some species of dung beetles can bury dung 250 times their own mass in one night.[1]

21/03/2023

The Madagascan sunset moth is very beautiful.

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20/03/2023

Giraffe weevils have looooong necks.

Look at these guys!

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It derives its name from an extended neck, much like that of a giraffe. The giraffe weevil is sexually dimorphic, with the neck of the male typically being 2 to 3 times the length of that of the female. Most of the body is black with distinctive red elytra covering the flying wings. The total body l...

18/03/2023

can travel at 56km an hour. Faster than the traffic in New York City.

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A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threatens dragonfly populations around the world. Adult dragonfli...

17/03/2023

This one is a pretty .

The USA imported $US 83 million of in July 2022.

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Find the latest exports, imports and tariffs for Honey trade in United States.

16/03/2023

The insecticide resistant Colorado Potato Beetle cost Michigan $US 1.4 million a year, according to a 1997 study.

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Abstract. Insecticide resistance in Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), in Michigan was first reported in 1984 but caused severe economic p

15/03/2023

The Black-necked Snakefly was the 2022 insect of the year.

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Snakeflies are a group of predatory insects comprising the order Raphidioptera with two extant families: Raphidiidae and Inocelliidae, consisting of roughly 260 species. In the past, the group had a much wider distribution than it does now; snakeflies are found in temperate regions worldwide but are...