Native common wildflowers provide large amounts of pollen and nectar for insects – but many are undervalued by the public.
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Cicadas don’t need to bathe to stay clean.
A strange worm found in the jungle, then harvested and preserved in… gin, provides a better understanding of the evolution and genetics of flatworms.
Can planting trees help us solve the climate crisis? Probably, but to what extent?
Farms have become less friendly for our insect friends – this must be reversed if we want food to eat.
New research on what attracts blood-feasting flies to blue objects could help minimise the impacts of those insects on people and animals.
Picking the correct flowers is a crucial job for honey bees, so it’s no wonder they are incredibly efficient at it. But how can such little brains do it?
If the spring fire season in Canada is any indication, fire-loving pyrophilic insects will continue to thrive well into summer.
Maintaining a diversity of insects may be key for crop pollination in cities.
Artificial light is making it harder for male glow-worms to find bioluminescent females.
New research suggests insects have pollinated flowers since the pollen-bearing blooms first evolved more than 140 million years ago.
Some of the most important discoveries made in health and genetic science are thanks to the humble fruit fly.
Insect-eating birds such as swifts and yellow wagtails are particularly vulnerable.
There’s a lot of enthusiasm for wildflower fields and bug hotels. But before introducing these insect-saving measures, we need to better understand when they help – and when they don’t.
Australia is the last continent to be invaded by the dangerous honey bee parasite, and has an opportunity to be the first to eradicate it.
Butterflies are sentinel species – their interactions with landscapes help scientists understand other insects better.
We all know bees are vital pollinators. But they’re also art critics, social learners, dancers and so much more.
Scientists are learning amazing things about bees’ sensory perception and mental capabilities.
Before you reach for the weed killer, spare a thought for struggling pollinators.
Spiders liquefy their prey in order to consume it, and this makes it challenging to determine what spiders eat. A new approach that uses DNA barcoding is helping researchers figure out spider diets.
Top contributors
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Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Ecology, University of New England
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Director of the Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University
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Associate Professor, Ecology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Monash University
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Professor of Behavioural Ecology, UCL
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology, West Virginia University
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Adjunct associate, CSIRO
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Biodiversity Management Officer, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
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Senior Research Associate in Entomology, Lancaster University
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Emeritus Professor of Biology, University of Bath
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Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
