UC Davis scientists discover new species of spider
TODAY DURING A SPECIAL CEREMONY. RIGHT NOW TO A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ANIMAL. SCIENTISTS AT UC DAVIS DISCOVERED A…
New Species of Trapdoor Spider Discovered In California
Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider lurking in California’s…
They’re Huge, They’re Creepy, and They’re Back—An Expert’s Tips for Joro Spider Season
For residents of the southeastern United States, fall signals the return of Joro spiders—huge, bright yellow arachnids from…
Flying Parasitic Worms Use This Superpower to Ambush Prey Midair
Physics can get real strange on the microscopic level. For tiny creatures living on this scale, these eccentricities…
Low population genetic structure in five Chilean Nothofagus species and high fluctuating asymmetry in Nothofagus pumilio x N. antarctica putative hybrids | BMC Ecology and Evolution
While the various Nothofagus species and their putative hybrids differ substantially in morphology, there were no diagnostic genetic…
Differential expression of antennal chemosensory genes related to host preference of Culex pipiens biotypes | Parasites & Vectors
Farajollahi A, Fonseca DM, Kramer LD, Kilpatrick AM. “Bird biting” mosquitoes and human disease: a review of the…
Chromatin dynamics of a large-sized genome provides insights into polyphenism and X0 dosage compensation of locusts
Chromosome-level assembly of the migratory locust We conducted genome sequencing on an adult female locust with a heterozygosity…
Spiders Hijack Fireflies to Create Devious Glowing Death Traps
Fireflies glow to attract mates. As new research shows, however, a certain species of spider has learned to…
Engineered yeast provides rare but essential pollen sterols for honeybees
Strains, culture conditions and chemicals Escherichia coli strain DH5α was used for plasmid construction. E. coli was grown at…
Worldwide genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax Pv47 is consistent with natural selection by anopheline mosquitoes
Worldwide genetic diversity and population structure of Pv47 The genetic diversity of Pv47 (PVX_083240; PVP01_1208000.1) was established by…
Horrifyingly Huge New Stick Insect Discovered Exactly Where You Think
Australia is famous for hosting the weirdest creatures we’ve ever seen. Sometimes, these weird creatures also come extra-large—like…
A comprehensive genetic and phylogenetic study of Trypanosoma spp. in bats and sand flies from shared habitats in Thailand | Parasites & Vectors
Bat collection A total of 460 bats were captured, and blood samples were collected from 368 individuals (Supplementary…