insects

British bees ‘too scared to go out’ because of Asian hornet threat

British bees ‘too scared to go out’ because of Asian hornet threat

U.K.
William Turner

Sarah Dines, the MP for Derbyshire Dales, said many of her constituents had voiced concerns about the species sweeping the country. She ...

Spiders Use Their Webs as Giant Microphones to Hear What’s Going on Around Them, Says New Research

Spiders Use Their Webs as Giant Microphones to Hear What’s Going on Around Them, Says New Research

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Torbjørn Helgesen Spiders use their webs as giant microphones reveals new research that shows how the arachnids weave webs to do more ...

McDonald’s branch forced to close after customer brings in live insects to feed pet snake

McDonald’s branch forced to close after customer brings in live insects to feed pet snake

Business
Robert Johnson

The branch in Newhaven, East Sussex was shut for several hours on Friday  Did YOU see what happened? Email [email protected]  A McDonald’s ...

Bumblebees can pass on problem-solving to each other, study finds

Bumblebees can pass on problem-solving to each other, study finds

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

In the wild honeybees pass on information about the distance and direction of pollen by using “waggle dancing” but the behaviour was ...

Scientists discover a ‘gruesome’ wasp species which hatches INSIDE other insects and eats its way out, as well as a gorilla-sized penguin in record annual haul

Scientists discover a ‘gruesome’ wasp species which hatches INSIDE other insects and eats its way out, as well as a gorilla-sized penguin in record annual haul

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

By Victoria Allen Science Editor For The Daily Mail 00:01 28 Dec 2023, updated 00:20 28 Dec 2023 Out of the 815 ...

If Carlsberg did insects! New species of beetle is named after the beer thanks to its bottle-opener shaped genitalia

If Carlsberg did insects! New species of beetle is named after the beer thanks to its bottle-opener shaped genitalia

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

In honour of the similarity, scientists christened the bug Loncovilius carlsbergi They’ve also designed a bottle opener of the same shape that ...