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Fastest swimming insect could serve as inspiration for uncrewed boat desig
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Whirligig beetles, the world's fastest-swimming insect, achieve astonishing speeds by using a tactic shared by fast marine animals and waterfowl, according to a study.
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Pheromones impact fake behaviour in beetles: Study
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Predation is a driving force in the evolution of anti-predator defences, and death faking, or immobility in reaction to dangers is a widespread defensive strategy shared by many animal species.
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To harvest fresh water out of vapour in air, researchers take inspiration
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A group of scientists is developing cutting-edge technology to capture water vapour in the air and turn it into liquid. Professor Michael Tam of the University of Waterloo and his PhD pupils Yi Wang and Weinan Zhao have created sponges or membranes with a sizable surface area that continuou
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Researchers find how ambrosia beetles identify their food fungi by their s
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Active agriculture is practised by several species of ambrosia beetles. They cultivate and look after food fungi in the wood of trees as social groups and control the growth of so-called weed fungi.
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Ambrosia beetles can distinguish between different species of fungi by the
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A study has found that ambrosia beetles can recognise their food fungi by their scents
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Microbial enzymes are the key to pectin digestion in leaf beetles: Researc
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): A research team shows in a new study how leaf beetles could successfully use new and previously indigestible food sources in the course of evolution. The insects acquired enzymes from microorganisms via horizontal gene transfer that enabled them to degrade p
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Research: Plantations of exotic trees might cause problems for local wildl
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bristol [UK], June 8 (ANI): According to an international study, initiatives that use non-native tree species can have an impact on tropical insects in neighbouring forests.
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Microstructure found in beetle's exoskeleton contributes to colour, damage
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 29 (ANI): In addition to providing armoured protection, the beetle's exoskeleton offers functions like sensory feedback and hydration control. Notably, the exoskeletons of many beetles are also brilliantly coloured and patterned, which enhances visual communication with
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Birds eat 400 to 500 million tonnes of insects annually: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 2 (ANI): Birds around the world eat 400 to 500 million metric tonnes of beetles, flies, ants, moths, aphids, grasshoppers, crickets and other arthropod per year, claims a study.
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A sustainable white paint with lower carbon footprint!
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): White Beetles might be tiny in their size but their structure could hold the key to making bright-white sustainable paint.
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Mummified cats, scarab beetles unearthed in Egypt
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Saqqara [Egypt] Nov 11 (ANI): Archaeological excavations revealed a mass cat cemetery and rare mummified scarab beetles in an ancient burial ground of Saqqara in Egypt.
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