Explore insects and other arthropods, including identification, behavior, anatomy and common misconceptions.
Lepidopteran insects are commonly known as butterflies and moths. Their main feature is that their wings are covered with colorful scales, so they are known as "flying flowers" and "dancers of nature". Lepidoptera have m···
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In order to test whether cicadas have ears, someone once did an experiment: he set up two earthen cannons under a big tree, and the cicadas were singing love songs in the tree. boom! The cannon fired, and the thunderous ···
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Maternal love is natural, humans have maternal love, and insects also have maternal love; humans have family affection and paternal love, which also exist in some insects. 1. The stink bug carrying egg masses on its back···
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The pupa is an inactive insect stage, lacking the ability to defend and escape from enemies. Therefore, mature larvae usually need to find appropriate hiding places before pupating, such as under the bark, in the cracks ···
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Flies are represented by flies. They contaminate food, spread diseases, and are a nuisance. However, they have made considerable contributions to mankind. You may not believe it, so let us take a look at their performanc···
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Insects are dioecious animals, and dioecious animals should always reproduce sexually. However, in the diverse class of insects, there are several special reproductive methods, each reflecting different adaptation method···
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The "language" of insects is colorful and their expression methods are also diverse. Unfortunately, humans know very little about this "language" so far. Some aspects have only just been explored, and some have not yet b···
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Insects also have many architects to build "houses" for themselves, especially bees and wasps of the order Hymenoptera, which are simply the most brilliant architects. Different types of bees build different houses. The ···
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Larvae are the stage when insects feed in large quantities. Due to the different sources of their food, their external shapes also vary widely. Some are cute, some are disgusting, and some are terrifying. Here are some c···
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The egg is the first insect state in the ontogeny of oviparous insects; the egg is a large cell composed of several parts. The outermost surface of the egg is the egg shell, which is generally relatively hard and functio···
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The vast majority of insects live alone (solitary). But among insects, there are also some that truly live a social life (or social life, gregarious life). The most famous ones are bees, termites and ants. The standard o···
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1. Avoid the important and take the easy In order to avoid harm from enemies, large mosquitoes can cut off their limbs to save their lives. The legs of large mosquitoes are thin and long, which are very eye-catching. The···
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When some insects are disturbed or harmed by natural enemies, they release gas or odor to avoid natural enemies, or sting the natural enemies with poisonous needles. Here are a few examples. fart bug - carabid Carabid be···
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There are not only many kinds of insects, but they also come in various shapes and strange habits. To survive in the vast nature, they must have various stakes with various creatures in nature. Some insects have "weapons···
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Folk customs vary widely around the world, and the Chinese nation, an ancient civilization with a long history of more than 5,000 years and home to 56 ethnic groups, has rich and colorful folk customs, and the insect cul···
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1. Headless fly Describes being unable to find a goal in doing things and hitting walls everywhere. Flies are Diptera insects. The most common one in my country and most closely related to humans is the house fly (Musca ···
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Bee siege In the 11th century, when King Richard I of England led an army to attack the ancient city of Jerusalem, Gendak, he encountered desperate resistance from the defenders. Due to the high and steep walls of the ci···
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The surname is the product of the matrilineal clan system in primitive human society. After entering the patriarchal society, the surname will be changed to the father's surname. People take birth as their surname, and t···
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Although stamps are only a square inch in size, they are the crystallization of national culture, science, and technology, and reflect the rise and fall of a country's politics and economy. Stamps are the country's busin···
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Insects such as butterflies, beetles, and dragonflies are deeply loved by people because of their bright colors. There are many art works with butterflies as the theme in the past dynasties. For example, in the Ming and ···
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Over the past two thousand years, Chinese literati and poets of all dynasties have written tens of thousands of popular poems. The Tang Dynasty was once a culturally prosperous dynasty in the history of our country, leav···
Read article →Whether it is in a deep valley, or by a river lined with flowers and trees, whether it is a hut with a melon shed connected to a bean rack, or a campus with bright and clean windows, the chirping of insects can be heard ···
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Are Panama, the Mosquito Coast and other places really named after insects? Explore five famous examples and separate true origins from popular myths.
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There are many types of insects with diverse feeding habits, among which detritivorous insects account for 17.3% of the total number of insect species. This is also an amazing and huge group. They feed on the corpses and···
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