Monthly Archives: March 2016

What happens when two queen bees meet?

Posted on March 30, 2016 by joeballenger2005

Your Name: Dominic Your Bug Question: Hi, I have a question in my head that I know only an Entomologist can answer. it’s about bees. I tried searching for answers on the internet haven’t found any. My question is, What … Continue reading →

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Zika virus update

Posted on March 26, 2016 by joeballenger2005

Written by Joe Ballenger An important paper came out in the journal Science, which I think is a great update of the Zika virus situation in Brazil. Here are the highlights: Microcephaly and Zika The correlation between Zika cases and … Continue reading →

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Do insects get trapped in water drops? Why aren’t they constantly drowning?

Posted on March 24, 2016 by joeballenger2005

Frankwmcarr Question: Is it true that very small insects (e.g., ants) can get trapped inside water drops due to the high surface tension forces of water? We got this question in the comments of Nancy’s post, What do Bugs do … Continue reading →

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Questions about head lice.

Posted on March 22, 2016 by joeballenger2005

Written by Joe Ballenger We get a lot of questions about lice, and these are really important. On Biofortified, I wrote an article about head louse treatments that was relatively depressing. There are a lot of companies which market louse … Continue reading →

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The Entomologist Hobbyist

Posted on March 18, 2016 by SciBugs

Let’s jump right on in there. First of all, it seems to me that you’re really interested in Entomology! You’ve told me twice in this short email how you’re excited to get started, so jump on in there!! As long … Continue reading →

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Hooks, Graspers, Spikes, and Stalkers … Oh My! How [Some] Insects Have Sex

Posted on March 15, 2016 by SciBugs

Written by Nancy Miorelli I’d give this post a PG13 rating. Please don’t take dating advice from insects. Keep everything consensual in your love life. And now, everything you ever wanted to know about insect sex. Actually, that would take too … Continue reading →

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Update to previous post: Unlikely Sisters

Posted on March 9, 2016 by joeballenger2005

Written by Joe Ballenger We try to keep track of new developments with the posts we write, so that people can keep up with what’s going on in science. So if there’s a really significant update to something we’ve written … Continue reading →

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