Insects

The Honeybee (Apis mellifera) is an astounding insect that pollinates on a global scale and thus ensures the prosperity of plant life and animal life alike. However, its baffling how this insect maneuvers its tiny self against earth’s gravity and wind resistance contrary to its considerably small size. The average female Honeybee (pictured above) weighs in at 277 to 290 mg at adult emergence. As their wings are almost paper thin, they still manage to support the bee’s un-aerodynamic anatomy and…

Albert Einstein once stated, “if the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.” It is vital that everyone be informed about the problem with the bee population and the need to take action to save the bees. SOS-Bees is a denomination of Greenpeace which, according to their mission statement, is the “leading independent campaigning organization that uses peaceful…

Einstein The bee plays an important part in our developing world, and is what I will be talking about today. I will tell you the different roles of bees, and what is happening worldwide that should scare and even frighten you. Bees are specialized insects that gather pollen and nectar from flowers, they are called pollinators. They play an existentially important role in our daily lives and global affairs. Bees can be yellow, orange, black, or brown. All bees have fur, but some have less than…

on the anterior of the horn” (paper). Basically, the authors are stating that the parts of the horn that are in contact with the opponent the most will have more sensory hairs on them allowing them to assess their opponents. Possessing such large insect weaponry without further…

flytrap lives in North and South Carolina. • Biology of the Animal (10 points total): Give some background about your animal without specifically talking about adaptations. Discuss: o Feeding: What does it eat, and what eats it (3 points) It eats insects, ants, caterpillars, wasp, bees, grass hoppers, and small frogs. It can be eaten by an aphid. o Reproduction:…

The bumblebee is an insect belonging to the Apidae family, a subcategory branching out from the Anthophila clade. The bumblebee belongs specifically to what is identified as the Bombini tribe of bees, this tribe consists of large apid bees that commonly feed on pollen or nectar. The Bumblebee belongs specifically to the Bombus genus classification. Bumblebees require an ambient amount of flowing plants in their habitat. Flowers play a prominent role in a prosperous bumblebee habitat, this is…

But there are a few that strike more than a few heebe-geebes -- some are downright frightening. Take the tiny hemlock wooly adelgid (ah-del-jid) for instance: a needle sucking scale insect of miniscule proportions that reproduces asexually (no male required) at a rate of thousands per year. This aphid-like insect, originally from Japan, has no predators in this part of North America and its only table fare is the Eastern hemlock tree. In the Shenandoah National Park the prolific HWA has already…

mainly in the late summer and fall in the United States, are one such allergy. Unfortunately in the past the treatments were ineffective and even the source of the allergen was misidentified. We now know to stop blaming our Goldenrods and to let the insects enjoy these wonderful flowers. We can limit our contact with the real culprits, Ragweeds. And we can do things to prevent exposure to their pollen. We can also take improved medicines available over the counter or even seek more…

on the paralysed insect for them to have a supply of fresh food as they grow. It sounds disgusting but often nature is brutal. The Mating Habits of The Social Wasp As for the social wasp, they live in colonies. Each colony will only survive for one season. The queen hibernates in the winter and lays her eggs to start the new colony for the spring. She builds her nest with paper which she makes herself by chewing wood until it is pulp. She feeds her eggs (larvae) on chewed insects who then…

There are over 20,000 different kinds of bees, and they are unfortunately dying off due to the increase of pesticides. Pollinators transfer pollen and seeds from one flower to another, fertilizing the plant so it can grow and produce food. These insects are responsible for pollinating one third of the world's crops. Bees need to live without these inorganic forms of pesticides, so that they can produce honey and pollinate crops. These healthy bees were simply abandoning their hives in large…