Hulett Blog
01-23-2017
Winter Pests are Here to Stay: Find out Which Pests are Most Common in Florida This Time of YearThis winter, as a large part of the US battles blizzards and frigid temps, Southern Florida, known for her gentler climate with more moderate temperatures welcomes visitors to catch a break from the cold and alleviate their winter blues, in her...
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12-07-2016
House Spiders - How To Play Nice With Your Unwanted Spider RoommatesEven the cleanest house plays host to a variety of insects including a number of different spiders. Which ones are safe for you to live with? How harmful are these spiders? Do they earn their keep with their extermination of other pesky...
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11-30-2016
The Real Life Insects That Inspired Fantastical Harry Potter CreaturesFirst, are you a fan of the Harry Potter series, and if you're not, have you been living under a rock?! Did you ever wonder if any of those magical creatures in the novels are actually based on real life creatures? Well, it turns out that they do!...
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11-23-2016
Mosquitoes Deliver a Double Whammy of DiseasesNew studies have revealed some rather bad news about the mosquito's ability to pass on diseases. It turns out they're even better at it than we'd previously thought. So, you know how mosquitoes can carry more than one disease, as in they might be...
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11-16-2016
Armor-Covered SpidersSpiders are scary enough even when they don't have any special adaptations. One species of spider called tetrablemmids has special body armor that is extremely strong and durable. These spiders have multiple layers of thick, hardened exoskeleton...
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11-09-2016
Why Are People So Afraid Of Insects And Spiders?According to the diagnostic manual of mental disorders, people who suffer from pathological fears of spiders and insects have what is referred to as "entomophobia." Of course people can be afraid of creepy-crawlies without having a full-blown...
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11-02-2016
Bill Gates May Have Developed a Way to End the Zika VirusFor the most part news about the current situation with the spread of the Zika virus is not incredibly positive. However, Bill Gates developed some far out technology that might just be the answer to our prayers, and he is now helping countries like...
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10-25-2016
Why Do Some Worker Insects Occasionally Kill Their Queen?Most people probably assume that worker insects cannot possibly commit matricide against their birth-giving queen leaders. Well, most people are wrong because it happens all the time. There are indeed some rare circumstances in which matricide,...
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10-19-2016
Can Spiders Hear What We Are Saying?For decades, entomologists around the world have all agreed that spiders cannot hear sounds. But how could arthropod researchers be so sure that spiders are unable to hear? Well . . . they just looked at the spiders with a magnifying glass and did...
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09-13-2016
What Is The Difference Between Spiders And Opiliones?We have all heard of spiders, but what are opiliones? First of all opiliones are better known as "harvestman." Second of all there does not exist much difference between the two types since they are both arthropods and they are both members of the...
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