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Annotated checklist of Wisconsin darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).
We all have our different ways of showing love, from a hug to flowers to a date at a fancy restaurant. But how do couples in the natural world express themselves? Feel the love with these eight tales of romance, and see if any of them remind you of someone you know – maybe even yourself. Stuck on Y
This attracts male bees and beetles, who are tricked into trying to mate with the
Frogs date back more than 150 million years in the fossil record, and for centuries, the amphibians have been idolized and used in various ways by different cultures. Frog toxins are remarkably potent in the human body and may be used to treat heart ailments, infections, cancer, depression, strok
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Researchers picking through the contents of fossil clams from a Sarasota County quarry found dozens of tiny glass beads, likely the calling cards of an ancient meteorite. Analysis of the beads suggests they are microtektites, particles that form when the explosive impact of an extraterrestrial ob
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Electric power companies dedicate significant resources to clearing overgrown plants and debris from the area surrounding power lines. These areas are known as electric rights-of-way, and anything that obstructs access to them can threaten power outages, hinder public safety and make it harder for u
Nearly half were bees, and a quarter were beetles.
As a vegan and animal lover, lab technician Samantha Epstein had always envisioned a future working with wildlife. „I definitely love working with live specimens, studying their behavior,“ she said. „I never really thought I’d be working with dead stuff.“ Lab techs and volunteers are an in
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There are more than 1,000 natural history museums around the world, each tasked with studying and preserving a portion of our planet’s natural and cultural heritage. Notes From Nature is an online platform that allows anyone with an internet connection to advance that mission by helping move valuabl
natural history specimens, including flowering plants, butterflies, amphibians, beetles
The Florida Museum of Natural History added its own stuffed turkey to the estimated 45 million birds about to be gobbled up across the U.S. this holiday – but you wouldn’t want to bite into this one. Plumped with cotton, this turkey is meant to last for generations as a specimen in the museum’s o
’re keeping the skeleton, you can place the bones in a container with dermestid beetles
With an estimated 5.5 million species, insects are the most diverse group of animals on the planet. More than one million have been named by scientists — and many more have yet to be discovered. In fact, insects account for 80% of animal life on Earth. But, both the number and diversity of insects
flowering plants on Earth, with insects like bees, wasps, moths, butterflies, flies and beetles
While a clear night sky might seem quiet and peaceful to us, empty of everything but stars, this nocturnal world is filled with a high-pitched cacophony of sound just beyond our ability to hear. Bats pierce the shadows with ultrasonic pulses that enable them to construct an auditory map of their sur
Some tiger beetles can create defensive clicks at bats by beating their wings against
