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The only known members of an extinct family of beetles have been found in the fossilized faeces of a Triassic reptile. Several Triamyxa coprolithica were spotted in the coprolite, some still sporting their delicate legs and …
The Conversation http://theconversation.com/the-spread-of-shothole-borer-beetles-in-south-africa-is-proving-tough-to-control-102996
A tiny tree-killing beetle with the awkwardly long name of Polyphagous Shothole Borer was detected in South Africa for …
Would anyone know what this beetle may be?They were observed damaging mature oil palm fruit bunches. Thanks Mark Kimbe Papua New Guinea
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The specialized diet of a beetle is largely due to bacteria that live inside the insect
ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200318143644.htm
In some ways, mountain lions—also known as pumas, panthers, catamount or cougar depending on the region its found—can seem like a …
Gardeners commonly use nematodes to naturally get rid of harmful soil-dwelling insects. A new study published today in the journal Functional Ecology revealed that …