Fear rare beetle could be extinct in England
A rare beetle might be extinct in England after a survey failed to confirm any sightings, a charity said. Conservation ...
Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey
An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, ...
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Ancient wasp may have used its rear end to trap flies
Bizarre parasitic wasps preserved in amber about 99 million years ago had trap-like abdomens that they may have used to ...
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American Burying Beetle Loses Endangered Status Despite Major Threats From Oil Development, Climate Change
TULSA, Okla.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the downlisting of the American burying beetle from endangered to threatened despite the absence of the beetle from most of its range, ...
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Last year, 40% of honey-bee colonies in the US died. But bees aren't the only insects disappearing in unprecedented numbers.
Insects are going extinct 8 times faster than mammals, birds, and reptiles Sanchez-Bayo and the other researchers behind the February 2019 study found that bee species in the UK, Denmark ...
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Out of the woodwork: the great capricorn beetle
The great capricorn beetle has been extinct in Britain for hundreds, if not thousands, of years - but two made an unexpected reappearance in 1976. The great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo) is found ...