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Insect winter ecology describes the overwinter survival strategies of insects, which are in many respects more similar to those of plants than to many other animals, such as mammals and birds. Unlike those animals, which can generate their own heat internally ( endothermic ), insects must rely on external sources to provide their heat ...
Robert Todd Carroll (2003), having consulted an entomologist (Doug Yanega), identified rods as images of flying insects recorded over several cycles of wing-beating on video recording devices. The insect captured on image a number of times, while propelling itself forward, gives the illusion of a single elongated rod-like body, with bulges. [1]
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Chionea is a genus of wingless limoniid crane flies.It consists of two subgenera, the holarctic Chionea and palaearctic Sphaeconophilus.About 37 species are currently recognized in the northern hemisphere, [1] but there are probably several undescribed species.
The adult insect, known as an imago, is 2 to 5 cm (1 to 2 in) in total length in most species. The largest, the empress cicada ( Megapomponia imperatoria ), has a head-body length around 7 cm (2.8 in), and its wingspan is 18–20 cm (7–8 in).
Stink bugs are commonly found in Washington homes during the fall and winter months, according to Washington State University, as the bugs desire to be in warmer weather and seek shelter during ...
The spined soldier bug is a highly effective predator, with individual bugs recorded consuming over 100 late-instar fall armyworm larvae in a single season. In Washington potato fields, large-scale releases of P. maculiventris, along with twospotted stink bugs, have reduced Colorado potato beetle infestations by up to 50%.
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