Tag Archives: Behavior

A note on death in insects – pretending, surviving, and living

Posted on September 22, 2020 by JoanieTheEntomologist

My undergraduate student that I’m mentoring this semester asked me a question about when an insect is dead. He pondered this because we read a paper were researchers infected carpenter ants with a fungus were considered dead after no movement … Continue reading →

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Email question: are fireflies attracted to CO2?

Posted on August 25, 2020 by JoanieTheEntomologist

Back in June we received an email that stuck with me. A person had a question about CO2 attraction in fireflies. Their question pertained to an insect trap that emits CO2 to attract and capture insects. They were concerned about … Continue reading →

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