This fly was named after the frequently golden-clad singer Beyonce Taxonomy is the foundation stone of science and the system we use to categorise our complex natural world. Around one million insect ...
It is difficult enough being an entomologist in South Africa, in which an insect may have a different name in each of the country’s 11 languages. But even within those languages, an insect’s name can ...
The largest organization of insect experts in the world is dropping its common names for two insects — the gypsy moth and gypsy ant — because it says the names are inappropriate and offensive. The ...
“I remember one time when I was in school, there was this kid who — because I liked insects and stuff — he said something like, ‘So, the Japanese beetle is this beetle that eats crops and devastates ...
Australia names a new species of giant stick insect, Acrophylla alta, found high up in the tropical forest of Queensland.
One thing has become apparent in recent years ... researchers tend to love their hard rock and metal. The latest instance of this comes from a conservation biologist named Jukka Salmela, who ...
The Cornwall Wildlife Trust said the unique insects likely blew over or were transported in someone’s luggage from mainland ...
The largest organization of insect experts in the world is dropping its common names for two insects — the gypsy moth and gypsy ant — because it says the names are inappropriate and offensive. The ...
The largest organization of insect experts in the world is dropping its common names for two insects — the gypsy moth and gypsy ant — because it says the names are inappropriate and offensive. The ...