Rove beetles cloak themselves in ant pheromones to sneak into the insects’ nests for protection. But in an odd catch-22, that ...
And then there’s Sceptobius lativentris. Parker’s research revealed that the adult beetles turn off their ability to produce CHCs altogether. This likely allows Sceptobius to go stealth long enough to ...
S. lativentris beetles evade detection — and attack — by grooming the ants to harvest chemicals called cuticular hydrocarbons ...
Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they exist in myriad bright colors: shiny blue, red, orange, leaf green and transparent flecked with gold. They’re ...
Diet played a key role in the evolution of the vast beetle family tree Lesley Evans Ogden, Knowable Magazine Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they ...
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Why Most People Have Never Seen the Golden Tortoise Beetle
Beetles display a wide range of colors, from deep muted tones to those that shift from green to purple or yellow as they reflect sunlight. Whether invading gardens, flying through the air, or walking ...
"Scientists have overlooked this species for so long," said Kyushu University entomologist Ryōta Seki in a statement.
A new ladybird beetle species was hiding in plain sight on a Japanese campus, exposing how easily even well-studied insects ...
University campuses are often places of learning and discovery, but rarely do researchers find a new species living right on their doorstep. However, that is exactly what happened when a research team ...
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