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WonderLand – amazing macrophotography of insects by Nadav Bagim

December 24th, 2011 at 10:11 am » Comments (0)

WonderLand Photographer Nadav Bagim (aka AimishBoy) is an Israel-based 30-year-old student who has created a beautiful series called Wonderland using insects he found in his apartment or on plants outside his window. (Pics)



World’s heaviest insect weighs 3 times more than a mouse

December 1st, 2011 at 2:24 pm » Comments (0)

A former park ranger from America found the heaviest ever recorded giant weta on New Zealand’s Little Barrier Island. Mark Moffett, a former park ranger,  has revealed how he spent two days tracking down a giant insect on a remote New Zealand island – and got it to eat a carrot out of his hand.  



11 new species of bees discovered

November 19th, 2011 at 10:00 am » Comments (0)

Gotham bee, is one of 11 newly identified bee species. Eleven new species of sweat bees has been identified by one researcher, including a bug named in honor of Gotham City – but in a sense, these bees aren’t new at all. They’ve probably been right under our noses all this time.    



Climate change causing plants and insects to shrink

October 17th, 2011 at 10:33 am » Comments (0)

Incredible shrinking ants. Warmer temperatures and lack of water are causing plants and animals to shrink, researchers said on Monday, warning it could have profound implications for food production in years ahead.  



Cyborg Beetles powered by a wing and a piezoelectric prayer

September 5th, 2011 at 4:14 pm » Comments (0)

Remember this day, friends. Remember when the cyborg beetles early first took flight in our labs and flew right into their world domination destiny. Look! Even now one of the brood is stealing a quarter, no doubt for financing purposes. But total world domination won’t happen just yet. First, their human scientist handlers must perfect [...]



European Union is conducting $4.3 million study on nutritional value of eating insects

September 4th, 2011 at 11:33 am » Comments (0)

Love bug salad Would you like a bowl of scorpion soup? How about a mixed locust salad with bee crème brûlée for dessert?  



Artificial skin spun from spider silk

August 14th, 2011 at 9:10 am » Comments (0)

Spider silk could be an ideal answer for helping heal wounds. Researchers may have found a better alternative for providing skin grafts to wounds.  It turns out that spider silk is legendary for its strength, as well as its possible healing properties. Tissue engineer Hanna Wendt at Medical School Hannover in Germany honed in on this and found [...]



Beekeeping thrives in U.S. cities

July 31st, 2011 at 8:08 am » Comments (0)

There are more than 1000,000 bees in a hive on top of City Hall in Chicago. On top of Chicago’s City Hall is a garden with wildflowers and native grasses. In the garden stand two beehives where more than 100,000 bees come and go in patterns more graceful, but just as busy, as the traffic on the street [...]



Trap for mosquitoes developed using odor from smelly feet

July 13th, 2011 at 12:12 pm » Comments (0)

Mosquitoes were drawn to smelly socks. A new trap for malaria-spreading mosquitoes using the odor of human feet to lure them in is being developed by scientists in Tanzania.  



U.S. military developing miniature drones that resemble birds and insects

July 12th, 2011 at 10:09 am » Comments (0)

Researcher Dr Gregory Parker holds a small, winged drone that resembles an insect. The U.S. military is developing these. innocent-looking devices that are actually some of the most sophisticated drones on the planet.   They resemble children’s toys that are left disgarded in closets around the world.  (Pics and video)  



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