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Monthly Science Summary

Posted 16th Nov 2023u/prototyperspective

Monthly Science Summary

Posted 12th Oct 2023u/prototyperspective

Spider legs are hydraulic, giving them incredible speed and power when fluid is forced into the limbs. After they die, they dry up and the legs curl as a result.

Posted 10th Oct 2023u/FillsYourNiche

The hindwings and abdomen of the death's-head hawkmoth resemble a queen honeybee. They use this disguise to raid hives to steal honey. The disguise is not only visual, they also make some sounds and odors to deceive the bees.

Posted 17th Sep 2023u/FillsYourNiche

Science Summary (monthly overview)

Posted 7th Sep 2023u/prototyperspective

Monthly Science Summary

Posted 7th Aug 2023u/prototyperspective

Spotted lanternflies are an invasive species to North American, first discovered in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 2014. They are planthoppers and related to cicadas and aphids. Lanternflies suck the sap from plants and are an agricultural pest, harming orchards, vienyards, and even home gardens.

Posted 4th Jul 2023u/FillsYourNiche

Science Summary for last month

Posted 30th Jun 2023u/prototyperspective

Last month in science

Posted 31st May 2023u/prototyperspective

Happy Mother's Day! Earwig moms exhibit parental care, tendng to their eggs and young. These mommas are so intense that if you give them eggs that are not theirs they will also take good care of them as well. Once the eggs hatch, in about a week, she then tends to the nymphs.

Posted 14th May 2023u/FillsYourNiche

Female elephant mosquitoes (Toxorhynchites spp.) do not need a blood meal to lay eggs! As larvae they prey upon other larval mosquitoes and get enough protein to produce eggs as adults. Adults are pollinators and feed on nectar and other sugars.

Posted 13th May 2023u/FillsYourNiche

Ants enjoying this Queen Anne's Lace. The flowers are so shallow the nectar at their base is easy to reach, even for little ant mouths.

Posted 28th Apr 2023u/FillsYourNiche

Last month in science

Posted 27th Apr 2023u/prototyperspective

Despite its name, the crabeater seal does not feed on crabs. Rather, it is a specialist predator on Antarctic krill. In fact, their finely lobed teeth are adapted to filtering their small crustacean prey.

Posted 4th Apr 2023u/FillsYourNiche

The caterpillar form of Citheronia phoronea, a species of royal moth, is harmless but uses long spiny protrusions to deter predators.

Posted 31st Mar 2023u/FillsYourNiche

Science Summary for last month

Posted 31st Mar 2023u/prototyperspective

The Clark's Nutcracker has a special pouch under its tongue that it uses to carry seeds long distances. The nutcracker harvests seeds from pine trees and takes them away to hide them for later use.

Posted 29th Mar 2023u/FillsYourNiche

When the weather is hot, zebra finches in Australia sing to their eggs - and these "incubation calls" change the chicks' development.

Posted 18th Mar 2023u/FillsYourNiche

Jellyfish nematocyst discharge can take only a few microseconds. Recent research suggests the process can occur as fast as 700 nanoseconds, thus reaching an acceleration of up to 5,410,000 g.

Posted 5th Mar 2023u/FillsYourNiche

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