Lawn grubs are fairly harmless in small numbers, but an infestation can quickly turn your yard into a minefield. Find out how ...
The predator-prey relationship between frogs and beetles seems like it would be pretty obvious doesn’t it? Frog spots beetle, frog stealthily approaches beetle, frog eats beetle. Done, done and done.
What looks like a plant’s failed fruit may actually be a clever deal that lets both the plant and its pollinating beetles ...
Japanese red elder plants safeguard their own survival when they drop fruits infested by Heterhelus beetle larvae, as well as the survival of these larvae. A Kobe University study changes the ...
It's easy to imagine an adult bird standing over youngsters with mouths open wide for a pre-mashed meal. It's more difficult to picture a beetle doing this, but the burying beetle Nicrophorus ...
The burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides buries the cadavers of small animals to use them as a food source for its offspring. However, the carcass is susceptible to microbial decomposition.
The larvae of a type of bark beetle can perform acrobatic flips, somersaulting their bodies through the air. They join maggots and other larvae in their athletic abilities. OK. Get ready, world. There ...
Live coconut rhinoceros beetle larvae were found Tuesday by an arborist cutting down coconut palm trees in Kihei. — Photo courtesy Hawaii Department of Agriculture Seventeen live coconut rhinoceros ...
Sometimes the Universe fills you with wonder. Other times, well, it leaves you filled with existential dread. This story falls into the latter category. It’s about bees and the beetles that do ...