Grubs are the larval stage of various beetle species, and they're actually ... as they help to break down organic matter, but ...
Our most familiar image of the dung beetle shows one of them rolling a finely shaped ball of dung to a hiding place where it ...
One night a few years ago, he noticed a group of predaceous diving beetles (family: Dytiscidae) ripping into a tadpole. Both larval and adult diving beetles are known predators of tadpoles, but ...
Next time you’re outside, say a silent thanks for the many unsung insect pollinators helping to keep our ecosystems healthy.
The two moths most commonly found in UK homes doing damage to natural fibres are the common clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella) and the case-bearing clothes moth (Tinea pellionella). It is the ...
A chocolate rhinoceros beetle larva has curled up to snooze ... The insect sweets line a display case at a confectionery shop in this northeastern city. Orders are pouring in from across Japan ...
the beetle joins a mate in burying the carcass, stripping it of fur or feathers, rolling it into a ball, and covering it in oral and anal fluids to preserve it as a shelter and food source for the ...
Evidence of grubs (beetle larvae) often goes unnoticed until populations build to levels sufficient to kill grass roots, resulting in localized discolored patches in lawns and turf. Property ...