Asian hornets have overwintered in the UK for the first time by thinkia.org.in 3 months agoAsian hornets are a threat to native insects in the UK Eduardo Gonzalez / Alamy Asian hornets found in East …
Ants learn faster on caffeine by thinkia.org.in 4 months agoAnts that drink a caffeinated solution can locate sweet rewards faster than un-caffeinated ants, suggesting the drug boosts learning. To …
Flies undertake epic migrations that may be vital for pollination by thinkia.org.in 4 months agoPied hoverflies migrate to the UK from mainland Europe Will Leo Hawkes Many species of flies migrate for hundreds or …
Rising temperatures are cooking bumblebee nests and killing larvae by thinkia.org.in 4 months agoSpecies like the buff-tailed bumblebee are feeling the heat FLPA/Alamy Rising global temperatures may be making bumblebee nests too hot …
Wasps use face-recognition brain cells to identify each other by thinkia.org.in 5 months agoA paper wasp hanging off a goldenrod bloom Shutterstock / Paul Reeves Photography Researchers have pinpointed the cluster of cells …
Sleeping bumblebees can survive underwater for a week by thinkia.org.in 5 months agoBumblebees may be more resilient than previously thought Aaron Bastin/Alamy A lab mistake revealed that hibernating bumblebees can survive fully …
Air pollution can make insects mate with the wrong species by thinkia.org.in 5 months agoPheromones help flies and other insects identify suitable mates Silmiart/Shutterstock Some insects may struggle to find mates of the same …
Ant queens have good reasons for eating their own babies by thinkia.org.in 6 months agoA black garden ant colony in its nest with a few eggs, pupae, larvae and a large queen Nik Bruining/Shutterstock …
City moths may have evolved smaller wings due to light pollution by thinkia.org.in 6 months agoA spindle ermine moth perched on a flower DP Wildlife Invertebrates / Alamy Moths trying to survive in bright cities …
Deadly plant kills its pollinators but nurses their young by thinkia.org.in 7 months agoThe Arisaema plant is a death trap for the fungus gnats that pollinate it Archive PL/Alamy Jack-in-the-pulpit flowers – famed …