Medfly are legends of the game! Look at these blights, four of them. Do any Medfly behaviour people actually know what’s going on..??

#medfly #mediterraneanfruitfly
#ceratitiscapitata #tephritidae
#diptera #entomology #insectscience
#insectbehavior #insectbehaviour

Nourrir une guêpe est amusant🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
#Wasp #Sugar #Coffee #FeedingWasp #NatureLovers #InsectLife #Entomology #WildlifePhotography #InsectFacts #EcoFriendly #GardenLife #InsectBehavior #CoffeeLovers #SweetTreats #OutdoorAdventures #NaturePhotography #WaspWatch #BuzzingBees

Insect architects: How termites, ants, and bees build without blueprints by Paige Caine Paige Caine is a PhD student in Dr. Michael Goodisman’s lab at Georgia Tech. She study, fire ants and yellowjackets. In this blog, she explains how social insects, such as term…

Insect architects: How termites, ants, and bees build without blueprints 🏯

In this blog, Paige explains how termites, ants, or bees, collectively manage to build complex nests.

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#SocialInsects #CollectiveBehavior #InsectSocieties #Robophysics #InsectBehavior

Is camouflage better than warning colors? For insects, it depends The effectiveness of camouflage or warning colors for insect defense depends on conditions such as light levels and how many predators are around.

Is camouflage better than warning colors? For insects, it depends #Science #Biology #Ecology #InsectBehavior #Camouflage #WarningColors

🐝 Two Wasp Approaches to Securing the Next Generation: Builders vs. Infiltrators in Nature Comparison of two wasp strategies — mud‑nest builders and internal parasitoids — showing prey handling, larval feeding, pupation, and emergence.

💡 Did you know: Some wasps build mud nests with live prey paralyzed with a precise sting to feed larvae, while others lay eggs in living hosts so the young grow hidden within.

📝 Read on: tpc8.short.gy/iYor9Y2v

🐝 Two strategies. One goal. Survival.

#Wasps #Entomology #InsectBehavior #Nature #TPC8

#socialinsects #stinglessbees #bulletants #insectbehavior #naturalhistory #abejasangelitas #jataí

Do Insects Have Nerves and Brains? Curious whether insects truly have nerves and brains, and how their tiny networks govern behavior despite size, read on to uncover surprising neural secrets.

Do you ever think about how insects move, sense, and respond and do insects have nerves and brains? You’ll find they have both nerves and a brain, organized around a central brain and a ventral nerve cord with ganglia. #insectbehavior #insectbrains #neuralnetworks
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🦋 Critter Fact of the Day #95
Butterflies taste with their feet. When they land, they’re basically licking everything they touch. #butterflyfacts #insectbehavior #sensoryweirdness

🪲 Critter Fact of the Day #76
Click beetles can launch themselves into the air with an audible snap when flipped onto their backs. No wings required. Just vibes. #clickbeetle #insectbehavior #scuttle

This bug’s all-in helicopter parenting reshaped its eggs An egg-shape trend found among birds shows up in miniature with very protective bug parents. Elongated eggs fit more compactly under mom.

This bug’s all-in helicopter parenting reshaped its eggs #Science #Biology #Zoology #HelicopterParenting #InsectBehavior #EggDevelopment

New research reveals that longhorn crazy ants utilize swarm intelligence to efficiently anticipate and remove path obstacles, enhancing their foraging success. 🐜🔍 Link: https://tinyurl.com/27bt37d9 #SwarmIntelligence #InsectBehavior #EcosystemDynamics

Assassin Bugs: Scientists Reveal How a Deadly Insect Manipulates Its Prey Insects can use tools too.

Assassin Bugs: Scientists Reveal How a Deadly Insect Manipulates Its Prey #Science #Biology #Zoology #AssassinBugs #InsectBehavior #PredatorPreyDynamics

🦟🔬 Machine learning meets fly genomics! Chrysomya megacephala's genome reveals how these sneaky flies track down carrion with molecular precision. Nature's detective work decoded! 🕵️‍♀️ #GenomicScience #InsectBehavior https://emmecola.github.io/genomics-daily

Bone collector caterpillar adorns itself in insect body parts This Hawaiian caterpillar raids spiderwebs camouflaged in insect prey’s body parts, and it's not above cannibalism in a pinch. Credit: Rubinoff lab/University of Hawaii, Manoa. This Hawaiian caterpillar...

Bone collector caterpillar adorns itself in insect body parts #Science #Biology #Zoology #NatureGenius #InsectBehavior #Entomology

💡 Broad interests: Behavioral Ecology | Microbiomes | Symbiosis | Social Evolution | Insects
🌱 Just getting started here — happy to connect and discuss science (+Scicomm & Policy).
#NewHere #AcademicSky #SocialEvolution #Microbiome #InsectBehavior
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#EarwigFunFact 15 - Earwig dads don’t provide care, but they can transfer something to their offspring that influences how much care they get from their mom - subtle parental manipulation in action! 🤔🎭 #InsectBehavior #SocialEvolution

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Some male insects have lost the ability to reproduce but still have sex While sexual reproduction is the predominant strategy among animals, some species have evolved the ability to reproduce asexually

Evolutionary mystery: The insects that mate but do not reproduce: While sexual reproduction is the predominant strategy among animals, some species have evolved the ability to reproduce asexually

#Evolution #InsectBehavior #ReproductiveBiology #NatureMysteries #ScienceDiscovery #EarthDotCom #Earth

Pre- and post-oviposition behavioural strategies to protect eggs against extreme winter cold in an insect with maternal care Tourneur, Jean-Claude1; Cole, Claire2; Vickruck, Jess3 ; Dupont, Simon4 ; Meunier, Joël4 1 Département des Sciences Biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, 141 Avenue du Président-Kennedy,…

#EarwigFunFact 10 - Moms of the European earwig are amazing! They move their eggs to warmer spots when temperature drops suddenly. This is a smart survival trick for thriving in extra-cold winters! ❄️💪 #InsectBehavior #SocialEvolution

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New research article! 📰

Kwapich @pogonokwap.bsky.social et al. revealed that H. dorsalis larvae parasitize P. badius colonies by intercepting insect prey meant for ant larvae🪲
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#InsectesSociaux #SocialInsects #Kleptoparasitism #InsectBehavior #Myrmecology #BeetleLarvae #ants

High-resolution outdoor videography of insects using Fast Lock-On tracking Fast Lock-On tracking enables recording trajectories and high-speed videos of insects behaving over large areas in the wild.

🐝 Revolutionizing insect tracking in the wild! 🐝

Scientists have introduced Fast Lock-On (FLO) tracking, a cutting-edge method combining infrared illumination and retroreflective markers to record high-resolution outdoor videos of insects in their natural habitats. #InsectBehavior #Ecology