The Phylliidae: true leaf insects
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March 18, 2020
Written on January 23, 2018 Among insects that bear a strong resemblance to leaves, the Phylliidae are probably the most remarkable. The first...Read more
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Insects in winter
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December 11, 2019
Written on January 17, 2014 Winter’s coming on fast. The trees are losing their leaves, the temperatures are dropping, and then there’s the daily...Read more
Stag beetles: Coleoptera that wouldn’t be able to feed without fungus
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October 23, 2019
If Noah’s Ark was home to two examples from every animal species on Earth, one-quarter of its passengers would have been beetles: Coleoptera . The...Read more
Inspiring insects: using them to break ground
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August 7, 2019
Insects, through their numbers and their incredible adaptability, are a fabulous source of inspiration. As their decline makes itself felt more and...Read more
Detritivorous insects: recycling pros!
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July 24, 2019
Decomposing organisms are essential for the functioning of our ecosystems, because they make the energy and nutrients immobilized in dead matter...Read more
Eat and be eaten: the fundamental role of insects in the food chain
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July 15, 2019
We’re talking about it and seeing it more and more: insect populations are collapsing. The thing is, in being eaten and feeding other organisms,...Read more
Pollinators: an essential link in most terrestrial ecosystems
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June 17, 2019
Without pollinating insects, the landscapes all around us would be drastically different. It’s estimated that these insects take part in the...Read more
Insects: invaluable allies we have to worry about fast!
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June 5, 2019
Without our being aware of it, insects and other arthropods regulate our environment on a daily basis. Some visit flowers for nectar or pollen, while...Read more
2019: International Year of the Fly!
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April 29, 2019
The idea was floated by a specialist in flies, a South African dipterist who was tired of how little understanding there was of these unloved insects...Read more
Butterflies… as adapted as can be!
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March 20, 2019
Butterflies have existed on Earth for more than 200 million years. In the beginning they would have lived in the shadow of the dinosaurs, with a...Read more
