Insect News: Page 12

Scientists Record Fruit Fly Larva Development in 3D With New Microscope (June 4, 2012): Scientists filmed a fruit fly embryo in development using a new microscope, the MuVi-SPIM.

Oldest Insect Pollinators from 100 Million-Years Ago Found in Amber (May 20, 2012): Amber from Cretaceous deposits in Northern Spain revealed the oldest record of insect pollination.

Carnivorous Plant in Borneo Has Symbiotic Relationship With Ants (May 11, 2012): The carnivorous plant, Nepenthes bicalcarata, which grows in the nutrient-poor peat swamp forests of Borneo, has been found to have a symbiotic relationship with the ant species Camponotus schmitzi.

Male Water Striders Grab Females by the Eyes for Sex Using Barbed Hooks (May 6, 2012): Male water striders have developed elaborate antennae as part of an ongoing evolutionary battle between males and females over mating.

Scientists Discover Fungus That Attacks Zombie-Ant Fungus (May 5, 2012): A research team, led by David Hughes of Penn State University, has discovered a fungus that attacks Ophiocordyceps, the zombie-ant fungus.

Giant Flea-Like Insects Delivering Unusually Painful Bite Plagued Dinosaurs 165 Million Years Ago (May 1, 2012): Giant-flea like insects have been discovered that plagued dinosaurs 165 million years ago.

Entomologist Endures Over 15,000 Mosquito Bites a Year to Sustain Colony for Science (April 28, 2012): Dr.

Award Winning Micro-CT Film Shows Beetle From the Inside (April 28, 2012): Professor Javier Alba Tercedor, of the University of Granada Department of Zoology won the Best Film of the Year at the SkyScan Micro CT Meeting.

Two Year Study Finds Dung Beetles Prefer Human and Chimpanzee Dung (April 12, 2012): Sean D.

Genetic Study Finds Head Lice and Body Lice Likely Same Species (April 9, 2012): A new study, reported here in Insect Molecular Biology, offers genetic evidence that head and body lice are the same species.

Researchers Find Honey Bees Self-Medicate When Colony Threatened by Harmful Fungus (March 30, 2012): Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that honey bees self-medicate when their colony is infected with a harmful fungus.

Scientists Discover Fruit Flies Get Kidney Stones (March 23, 2012): A team of researchers from Mayo Clinic and the University of Glasgow have found that fruit flies also get kidney stones.

Ticks Survive Live Scan With Scanning Electron Microscope (March 22, 2012): Conventional canning electron microscope (SEM) is not considered a good tool to observe living organisms because of the exposure to high vacuum pressure and electron beam radiation.

Researchers Measure Neural Activity in Japanese Honeybees Using Hot Defensive Bee Ball Technique (March 16, 2012): Researchers have measured the brain activity in Japanese honeybees while they were using the hot defensive bee ball technique to kill an invading Asian giant hornet.

Study Finds Sexually Deprived Male Fruit Flies Become Binge Drinkers (March 15, 2012): Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have discovered that sexually deprived male fruit flies drink far more than sexually satisfied male flies.

New Species of Parasitic Spider Flies Discovered in Australia (March 2, 2012): Four new species of spider flies of the genus Panops have been discovered in Australia.

Video: Lord Howe Island Stick Insect Hatching (March 1, 2012): The Lord Howe Island Stick Insect, also known as a Tree Lobster, was thought to be extinct before it was rediscovered over 1,800 feet up on Ball's Pyramid, an island near Lord Howe.

Giant Fleas Fed on Dinosaurs With Long Serrated Suctorial Siphon (March 1, 2012): Dinosaurs also had to deal with annoying insect pests.

Leaf-cutter Ants Carry Candy Hearts for Valentine's Day (February 25, 2012): Zoos will often give animals gifts like watermelons and pumpkins on special occasions.

Entomologists Discover Blue is the Favorite Color of House Flies (February 17, 2012): Researchers at the University of Florida discovered that the color blue works best for fly control.

Miniature Grasshopper-like Insect Discovered in Belize (February 15, 2012): Scientists at the University of Illinois have discovered a new species of tiny, grasshopper-like insect in the tropical rainforests of Belize.

New Bamboo Eating Aphid Discovered in Costa Rica (February 6, 2012): A new species of bamboo-feeding plant lice has been discovered in Costa Rica's high-altitude region "Cerro de la Muerte.

Video: Family Forced to Abandon Home Due to Massive Tick Infestation (January 31, 2012): Here is an incredibly creepy video from Animal Planet about a family that was forced to abandon their home due to a massive tick infestation.

Experiment Suspending Fruit Flies in a Magnetic Field Shows They Navigate Using Sunlight (January 27, 2012): Scientists studied fruit flies in a magnetic field to determine how the tiny insects use the polarization pattern of natural skylight to keep their bearings during flight.

Tiny Fairyfly Wasp Lays Its Eggs Inside Leafhopper Eggs (January 24, 2012): A tiny fairyfly wasp was discovered by an entomologist at the University of California, Riverside in upstate New York in August, 2010.