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Category Archives: Insects
10-18-2018
Recent Discovery: Female Termites Who Don't Need Males to ReproduceOn September 24, 2018, media outlets reported the discovery of the first known naturally-occurring all female termite colonies in remote coastal areas of southern Japan. Published in the journal, BMC Biology, University of Sydney's School of Life...
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10-10-2018
How Moths Can Ruin Your First Sweater Weather DayWith the fall season upon us, it may be time to break out your sweaters. You look forward to the change in the seasons but what's this? Holes in your favorite sweaters? How could this be? Well, most likely clothes moths laid their eggs on your...
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04-05-2018
Friday the 13th: Bug SuperstitionsIn the spirit of this April's, Friday the 13th, Hulett invites you to take a look at some interesting bug superstitions. All sorts of superstitions and folklore surround insects. Always looking for signs in nature, humans insist on perpetuating...
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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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11-09-2016
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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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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08-31-2016
So You Think You Know Everything About DragonfliesAlmost everyone has seen a dragonfly at least once in their lifetime. They're big, colorful, and generally well-liked, as they kill many insect pests and leave us humans alone. But while these insects may seem pretty normal and you probably don't...
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08-24-2016
A Symphony Of InsectsIf you have been eagerly awaiting the new groundbreaking CD and book entitled The Songs Of Insects, which features a symphony of bugs singing in harmony, then I am afraid that you just missed it. However, for the five or six people who love the...
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12-22-2015
Aphids Found in Christmas TreesAccording to the Home Depot in West Palm Beach, Florida there have been three different reports of aphids being found in Christmas trees. Toy Whitaker, bought a tree from Home Depot about a week and a half ago and this past Tuesday said his...
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12-16-2015
Entomology Professor Instilling a Passion For Insects In Her StudentsWithin the first week of "Introduction to Entomology," professor Tiffany Heng-Moss gives all of her students a live cockroach. Each student is not only responsible for keeping the cockroach but researching on it as well. When Heng-Moss discovers...
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