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by Hello all and Happy 2019 from the Angelini Lab! We hope everybody had a festive yet relaxing holiday. Today, we wanted to share some great …
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Urbanization and honeybees: Research Summary
Living in the city can be stressful. From light and air pollution to higher temperatures relative to rural areas, a host of factors wreak havoc …
Entomophagy: Why don’t we eat bugs?
‘Tis the season for many Americans to gather around feasts of plenty featuring succulent and meaty main dishes. These meals are often part of a …
Of Cockroach Kicks and Jewel Wasp Kids
In the last several posts, we’ve focused on insects that feature some pretty grisly ways of attacking and using their prey. But in recent news, …
Brain-munching maggots and ant-decapitating flies, oh my!!!
Just in time for Halloween, I’d like to share a chilling tale of strange nature. While there are a multitude of relationships in the natural …
Zombie Puppet Masters
When you think of zombies, shambling, flesh-hungry creeps may come to mind. As we’ve been taught by shows like The Walking Dead, zombies often travel …
Love Vines on the Attack!
Imagine your safe in your home one evening, binging on your favorite entertainment. Suddenly the walls of your house crumple outward with violent force. Before …
Flashing through the night
by Co-author: Mackenzie Scherr Admit it, some of us are scared of the dark, especially when we are outside. Not to fear, there are three solutions …
Fantastic Phasmids
In the natural world, going unnoticed can have a great advantage. In fact, stick and leaf insects, or phasmids, survive being eaten by camouflaging themselves …
Assassin Bugs: Ruthless Garden Predators
by Co-author: Derek Hernandez Whenever you’re out on a picnic, there always seems to be a swarm of uninvited guests—bugs. When you think about bugs, you …