Researchers from the University of York are fitting one thousand northern hairy wood ants with tiny radio receivers in a world first experiment to find out how they communicate and travel between their complex nests. The three-year research project will take place on the National Trust’s Longshaw Estate in Derbyshire a hotspot for these […]
Continue readingNew Wasp Species Discovered Parasitizing Pests of Pine Trees
January 19, 2017 by Entomology Today Baryscapus dioryctriae is a newly discovered species of wasp that parasitizes—and could be a potential biological control agent of—two moth species of the genus Dioryctria, a pest of pine trees in China. (Photo credit: Li-Wen Song, et al) By Josh Lancette A new parasitoid wasp species, named Baryscapus […]
Continue readingDevil Frog Vomits Up a New Ant Species
The newfound ant, which is less than a quarter of an inch long, may use its mouth-parts to capture prey. PHOTOGRAPH BY C. RABELING & J. SOSA-CALVO By Jason Bittel Finding new species may call to mind images of scientists tracking mysterious footprints in the mud or cutting paths through the dense jungle. But […]
Continue readingSteve McQueen and the Start of Motorcycle Madness
by Dana In my youth motor cycle racing was a passion. Motocross racing to be specific. The passion began in about 1969 after watching the movie The Great Escape, a World War Two film about; as you might expect, a great prisoner of war escape based upon an actual event. In the movie, the actor […]
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