Newly hatched hummingbird looks, acts like a toxic caterpillar
The white-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) is a jewel-toned hummingbird found in the neotropical lowlands of South ...
The Very Territorial Caterpillar
As they cling to leaf tips, newborn warty birch caterpillars produce vibrations that can ward off invaders approaching their ...
New species of ‘erratic’-flying creatures discovered in Angola. Take a look
Thousands of new species are found each year. Here are three of our most recent eye-catching stories. The new species was ...
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Don’t be fooled by this cute Ohio critter. It may be fuzzy, but it stings
Be on the lookout for a bug that resembles Cousin Itt. It may seem harmless but it can do real damage if you’re bitten.
Venomous Caterpillars You Should Watch Out For In Your Garden
Stinging caterpillars actually aren’t stinging you and injecting venom, like a wasp would," says Eric Benson, PhD, professor ...
Scientists Stunned by Bird That Pretends To Be a Toxic Caterpillar
A hummingbird chick in Panama mimics a poisonous caterpillar to avoid predators—a rare case of bird-to-insect mimicry. When ...
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Hummingbird Chicks Observed for the First Time Pretending to be Caterpillars to Avoid Being Eaten
Tiny hummingbird chicks were observed mimicking a poisonous caterpillar to survive in the Panama rainforest–a first for science.
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In New Children’s Book, One Girl’s Love For Caterpillars Proves Transformational
The first time Camilla saw a caterpillar, she mistook the creature for a more fantastical apparition: a dragon wearing ...
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How silicon turns tomato plants into mean, green, pest-killing machines
Treated plants fight pests without the need for toxic pesticides, oozing a "larval toffee" that stunts tomato pinworms’ growth and attracts predators.
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Toxic caterpillars a threat to Cyprus’ forests
The story goes like this: moths laying eggs in hanging weblike nests that drop to the ground when they have served their purpose, larva hatching out and eating pines trees to death and toxic ...
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Have a boxwood in your yard? You need to check for a moth infestation
The box tree moth, an invasive species from East Asia, poses a significant threat to boxwood shrubs in Michigan. The moth caterpillars can defoliate a boxwood within a single season and eventually ...