Category Animals

Bone collector caterpillar: A truly terrifying, ravenous caterpillar.

“`html Carcass collector casings. The silky structures are “adorned” with the remnants of prior sustenance, containing insect wing coverings, formicid heads, curculio snouts, and scolytid abdomens. (Image credit: Rubinoff lab, Entomology Section, University of Hawaii, Manoa)ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook…

Lands Without Mosquitoes: Any Exist?

Iceland is the singular nation lacking mosquitoes.(Image credit: © Marco Bottigelli/Getty Images)ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this article 2Engage in the discussionFollow usInclude us as a favored source on GoogleNewsletterSubscribe to our newsletter Revised, Oct.…

Metamorphosis: Its Evolutionary Origins?

The change insects go through appears to be a truly enchanted occurrence. So how — and why — did it come to be?(Image credit: Reza Alfiansyah via Getty Images)ShareShare by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this article