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Entomology

Cicada on a branch

Two Rare Cicada Broods to Emerge Together for the First Time in Over 200 Years

Categories Life & Non-humans
Adult Periodical Cicada Credit: Ed Reschke via Getty Images

Swarming cicadas, stock traders, and the wisdom of the crowd

Categories Life & Non-humans, Physics & Mathematics
Spotted lanternflies have piercing/sucking mouthparts that they use to suck the phloem sap out of plants.

Invasive spotted lanternfly may not damage hardwood trees as previously thought

Categories Life & Non-humans
lanternfly

Hardwood Trees in the U.S. Less Vulnerable to Spotted Lanternfly Than Feared

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Life & Non-humans
Mosquito

Mosquitoes hate coconut-scented soap

Categories Life & Non-humans
Fruit fly with its wings up and evidence of a fungal outgrowth. Courtesy of Carolyn Elya

How a mind-controlling fungal parasite turns insects into zombies

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans
Queen bee

Indoor ‘queen banking’ could help beekeepers deal with changing climate

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Life & Non-humans
A tree frog (Dryophytes japonica) spitting out a male wasp (Anterhynchium gibbifrons) after being stung (by pseudo-stings)

Male wasps sting predators with their genitals

Categories Life & Non-humans
Mosquitos on salmon

Mosquitoes May Transfer Bacteria to Humans and Household Surfaces

Categories Health, Life & Non-humans
Ants and larvae

Ants feed milk to their young, researchers find

Categories Life & Non-humans
Fluralaner and ivermectin were tested for their effectiveness in killing bed bugs.

Common veterinary drugs show effectiveness against bed bugs

Categories Health, Life & Non-humans
Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology and Colorado State University have reported the discovery of the oldest army ant on record, preserved in Baltic amber dating to the Eocene (~35 million years ago).

Oldest army ant ever discovered reveals iconic predator once raided Europe

Categories Life & Non-humans

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