Cuckoo wasps are the ultimate bad houseguests, hiding their eggs in other insect’s nests and then allowing them to hatch and eat their ‘siblings.’ Researchers in Norway were able to identify an entirely new cuckoo wasp based on a single specimen. To infiltrate the homes of unsuspecting wasps, the killer insects mimic their hosts’ pheromones—and … Read more
Un-BEE-lievable! Man transports bee colony by holding the queen in his fist and letting the insects swarm over his arm as he walks through the streets A Dominican beekeeper adopted an extreme method to transport a colony Shocking footage shows the man with thousands of bees covering his entire arm The worker appears unfazed as … Read more
‘Litter can actually benefit rivers’: Scientists find more insects and snails living on RUBBISH than on rocks in three UK waterways – and say garbage can provide stable habitats for animals Researchers collected samples of rocks and litter from three local rivers The litter was inhabited by more diverse invertebrates than those on rocks In … Read more
Bees are being kept awake at night by pesticides used to protect crops from insects — and this is lowering their survival rates, a study has warned. Researchers from Bristol warned that — just like us humans — the vital pollinators need a good night’s rest in order to function properly. However, exposure to so-called … Read more
Frontline NHS staff fighting Covid were given ‘rotten’ masks, gowns crawling with INSECTS and out-of-date PPE with the expiry dates covered up, MPs are told Dr Emily McWhirter was director of nursing at Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability Recalled opening a box of gowns where ‘a load of insects crept out of them’ Made revelations to … Read more
Frontline NHS staff fighting Covid were given ‘rotten’ masks, gowns crawling with INSECTS and out-of-date PPE with the expiry dates covered up, MPs are told Dr Emily McWhirter was director of nursing at Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability Recalled opening a box of gowns where ‘a load of insects crept out of them’ Made revelations to … Read more
Charles Darwin (1809-1882) Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, the fifth of six children of wealthy and well-connected parents. One of his grandfathers was Erasmus Darwin, a doctor whose book ‘Zoonomia’ had set out a radical and highly controversial idea, that one species could ‘transmute’ into another. Transmutation is what evolution was then … Read more
Charles Darwin (1809-1882) Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, the fifth of six children of wealthy and well-connected parents. One of his grandfathers was Erasmus Darwin, a doctor whose book ‘Zoonomia’ had set out a radical and highly controversial idea, that one species could ‘transmute’ into another. Transmutation is what evolution was then … Read more
Dinner time! Thousands of bats are captured on weather radar as they fly into the night looking for insects in Arizona The National Weather Service captured a massive colony of bats on radar Thousands of creatures were captured before dusk in Arizona Sunday The radar shows what looks like fireworks bursting over the area Officials … Read more
An Indonesian photographer has captured a series of amazing macro pictures of tiny insects using a mobile phone camera. Andi Sriyadi took these spectacular macro images with just a Samsung Galaxy A5 and modified lens from a £5 camera bought from an online marketplace. A scaly Bunglon – a member of the lizard family – … Read more