Tag: insects

January 16, 2019 at 1:26 pm

Check Out This Mesmerizing Defensive Wave Honeybees Use to Repel Wasps

Check Out This Mesmerizing Defensive Wave Honeybees Use to Repel Wasps

Un-bee-lievable! (I’ll let myself out)

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July 26, 2018 at 11:20 am

Amazing Video Shows Butterflies in the Amazon Drinking Turtle Tears

Amazing Video Shows Butterflies in the Amazon Drinking Turtle Tears

Phil Torres, host of The Jungle Diaries, captured this fascinating footage of butterflies in the Amazon drinking the salty tears of a turtle

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July 24, 2018 at 1:33 pm

A 12 Million Year Old Praying Mantis Encased in Amber

A 12 Million Year Old Praying Mantis Encased in Amber

An amazing specimen perfectly preserved

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June 26, 2018 at 1:30 pm

When Someone Says, “Show Me Some Cool Nature S#*t”

When Someone Says, "Show Me Some Cool Nature S#*t"

How cool are these leaf insects? Just a few of the colorful members from the family Phylliidae.

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May 31, 2018 at 7:26 pm

How Termites Inspired a Building that Can Cool Itself

How Termites Inspired a Building that Can Cool Itself

Using biomimicry, Mick Pearce harnessed the ingenuity of termites to design a natural cooling system for the largest commercial building in Zimbabwe

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May 18, 2017 at 9:22 am

The Remarkable Metamorphosis of a Hercules Rhinoceros Beetle

The Remarkable Metamorphosis of a Hercules Rhinoceros Beetle

Scientist Hirofumi Kawano created this incredible timelapse that shows the metamorphosis of a Hercules rhinoceros beetle

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August 16, 2016 at 12:26 pm

Real-Time Insect Movements Combined With Blooming Flower Timelapses

Real-Time Insect Movements Combined With Blooming Flower Timelapses

Yoshiyuki Katayama combines two different timeframes to create something dreamlike and serene

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June 19, 2016 at 6:48 pm

Amazing Photos of a Luna Moth’s Wing Under a Vintage Microscope

Amazing Photos of a Luna Moth's Wing Under a Vintage Microscope

As the magnification increases you can really see the incredible texture and complexity of the moth’s wing

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June 15, 2016 at 12:46 pm

Close-Up of the First Mechanical Gear Ever Found in Nature

Close-Up of the First Mechanical Gear Ever Found in Nature

The biological form of a mechanical gear was observed in juvenile planthoppers, a common insect found in gardens across Europe

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June 6, 2016 at 8:46 pm

If Wasps Find Colored Paper They’ll Make Rainbow-Colored Nests

If Wasps Find Colored Paper They'll Make Rainbow-Colored Nests

In an interesting experiment, biology student Mattia Menchetti gives colored construction paper to wasps and photographs the results

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