The Fascinating History of Honey
by A guest post by Devin O’Brien Honey is, of course, produced by honeybees (genus Apis). These insects forage throughout the day, visiting flowers and collecting …
Category: Fun Fact
Why insects always have a stitch in their side
by Do insects get out of breath flying around outside? It would seem awfully inconvenient if they did. Thankfully for insects, the way they breathe is …
Creature Feature: Wooly Bear Caterpillar
by Groundhog Day has come and gone and Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring, even though we in Central Maine just received 6 inches of snow …
Biodiversity / Bugs in Our Back Yard / Developmental Biology / Ecology / Evolution / Fun Fact / Lab Research / Paleontology
Angelini Lab Member Featured in Podcast
Here in the Angelini Lab, research interests can differ pretty dramatically. While our primary research animals are soapberry bugs, other ongoing projects investigate different bug …
Biodiversity / Ecology / Evolution / Fun Fact / Taxonomy
Light of My Life
While Valentine’s Day has come and gone this year, life and love in the natural world continues ever onward. Today we’ll take a closer look …
U.S. Defense Department Seeks Inspiration from Insects
The field of biomimicry has yielded many fascinating developments from plant burr inspired Velcro to bullet trains that borrow their sleek design from kingfisher beaks. …
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 …