Ants undergo complete metamorphosis, passing through a sequence of four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. An ant’s life begins as an egg. Ant eggs are soft, oval, and tiny – about the size of a period at the end of…
A new review argues that no single genetic marker can reliably classify spongy moth subspecies, proposing instead an integrative diagnostic framework combining species identification, mitochondrial lineage, and genome-wide ancestry. Genomics Reshapes How Scientists Identify the Spongy Moth's Subspecies Subject of…
Researchers report the first Czech record of the Mediterranean olive bark beetle Phloeotribus scarabaeoides, found breeding in imported olive stems in South Moravia in 2023 and classified as an accidental introduction. Larval galleries were very densely distributed along the egg galleries,…
The African big-headed ant, considered one of the 100 most harmful invasive species in the world, was recently identified in the Neve Sha'anan neighborhood in Haifa. This was reported by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, which added that reports of its…
For the study, adult flies were collected from organic waste-rich agricultural environments in Jeddah and reared under controlled laboratory conditions. Adult and larval morphology was documented using stereomicroscopy, based on established diagnostic characters. DNA was extracted from larvae, and partial…
Thank you, South Bend, for making an entomologist's dreams come true. Before moving here, I studied insects in an arid state. Our professors would dazzle us with stories of the millions of insect species across the world, but always with…
The Environmental Protection Ministry has identified the African big-headed ant for the first time in the Neve Sha’anan neighborhood of Haifa. The species is considered one of the world’s 100 most harmful invasive species. Reports of its presence in other parts…
The best represented taxonomic groups are annelids, mollusks, and crustaceans, including the eminent barnacle collection of the late Emeritus Curator Prof. Bill Newman. SIO-BIC contains more than 700 type lots (including more than 120 holotypes) and considerable material properly preserved for genomic…
A case study on Saipan documents invasive Common House Geckos electrocuted on air conditioner motherboards, with a literature review showing the damage problem is widespread and underreported. Invasive House Geckos Keep Short-Circuiting Air Conditioners on Saipan Subject of Research: Damage…
Two new millipede genera and species have been described from northwestern Kangaroo Island, with one species finally identified 90 years after its first specimen was collected on the Yorke Peninsula.
How insects live: physiology, flight, metamorphosis, behaviour and the societies of ants and termites, from entomology labs and field studies.
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