Honeybee Swarms Have Been Misread for Centuries, Biologists Say
In a new review paper, Dr. Hannes Bonhoff of Lund University and Dr. Heikki Helanterä from the University…
Endangered bogong moths swarming into homes across NSW
Reina Hill is playing the reluctant host to some unexpected visitors in her Batemans Bay home. Since Friday,…
Scientists Reconstruct Sound of Jurassic Insects
Using lasers, computer models and AI, researchers reconstructed the calls of 165-million-year-old relatives of modern crickets and katydids…
Moths Can Smell With Their Wings, Researchers Say
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology have found that moth wings are equipped with odor-detecting…
Japanese Fossil Bee Fills Two-Million-Year Gap in Honeybee History
Paleontologists have announced the discovery of a new fossil honeybee species that fills a long-standing gap in the…
World’s Largest Island Rodent Eradication Sparks Remarkable Invertebrate Comeback
Lord Howe Island cockroach Panesthia lata, one of the species that rebounded following rodent eradication. Credit: Justin Gilligan…
On The Up: Giant wētā arrive on Whangārei island in major conservation milestone
Friends of Matakohe-Limestone Island chairwoman Pam Stevens chooses a spot to release one of the wētāpunga. Photo /…
Entomologists Create Digital Library of Global Ant Diversity
Using powerful X-ray beams, automated robotics and AI, entomologists have created interactive digital images representing 212 genera and…
Miky’s Italian Fusion owner fined after girls served citronella instead of juice
He told the ABC staff initially declined to show him saying it was “just old cranberry juice”. He…
Fossil Amber Preserves Ecological Interactions between Ancient Ants and Other Organisms
Fossils trapped in amber aren’t just beautiful, they may preserve real ecological interactions, including possible parasitism or commensal…
Yellow-legged hornet eradication in Auckland boosted by radio trackers
Thermal drones had also been used to pinpoint nest locations and to assess the population inside. “That ensures…
This Bug Waves at You in the Forest. The Reason Surprised Scientists
Matador bug, Bitta alipes (former Anisoscelis alipes), a leaf-footed bug (family Coreidae) with impressive, large, colorful flags on…