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Tocklai Tea research institute of Jorhat deploys reduviid bugs to combat t
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
A groundbreaking biological approach has been initiated to manage the pest infestation in the tea gardens by breeding and deploying the Reduviid Bugs, a native carnivorous insect of Assam.
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Scientists discover what all did earliest dinosaurs like to eat from their
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
As per scientists from University of Bristol, several of the earliest dinosaurs were historically omnivorous. Their diets were figured out by examining their tooth forms.
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Research finds how an insect-eating plant harnesses rain energy to power i
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bristol [England], August 3 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered how a carnivorous plant kills its prey using rain energy.
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Discovery provides insight into evolution and anatomy of big, carnivorous
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): An international team has discovered a new big, meat-eating dinosaur, dubbed Meraxes Gigas, that provides clues about the evolution and anatomy of predatory dinosaurs such as the Carcharodontosaurus and Tyrannosaurus rex. Meraxes measured around 36 feet from sn
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Uttarakhand Forest Department discovers rare carnivorous plant; gets publi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 26 (ANI): The research wing of the Uttarakhand Forest department discovered a rare carnivorous plant species Utricularia Furcellata, which has been published in 'the Journal of Japanese botany'.
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New study explores plants under anaesthesia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Wurzburg [Germany], February 21 (ANI): Anesthesia is a state of controlled, temporary loss of sensation or awareness that is induced for medical purposes in humans. But can plants also be given anaesthesia? A recent study has explored this possibility.
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How does Venus fly trap snap shut? Scientists reveal the secret!
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
California [US], February 20 (ANI): Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant that catches its prey (chiefly insects and arachnids) with a trapping structure formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant's leaves. How this happens is a question that has often plagued people. Now, scientists
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Delhi Zoo slaughtering buffalo calves to feed canine inmates amid lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): With slaughterhouses shut during the lockdown and avaliability of red meat a scarce, Delhi Zoo is feeding its canine inmates with the meat of buffalo calves procured locally and slaughtered in the Zoo itself.
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