Post Views: 2,310 Flies of the Diopsidae family have the amazing feature of having their eyes positioned at the tip of outgrowths called ocular peduncles
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A speed that blinds!
Post Views: 1,172 One of the most universal needs of animals is to understand the environment in which they live to move in complex and
Escovopsis : Parasitism in mushroomists ants
Post Views: 1,210 Mushroom ants have the particularity of feeding exclusively on a Basidiomycete fungus, which they grow on a substrate fed by the collection
Sensory receptors in insects: mechanoreceptors – Part 3: tension and stretch receptors
Post Views: 883 Third part : tension and stretch receptors (prioceptors) Alike all arthropods, insects have an external skeleton, the exoskeleton, consisting of chitin and
A beetle that is not lacking in spiciness: Onychocerus albitarsis
Post Views: 2,397 Anatomical structures whose role is venom injection have appeared independently in several orders of arthropods. They can thus be found in Chelerates
Cryoprotection: the art of surviving extreme cold
Post Views: 1,468 In the Arctic and subarctic regions, living organisms must, during winter, survive extreme temperatures sometimes reaching -60°C. There are two strategies for
Hypocephalus armatus: a (very) unusual long-horned beetle
Post Views: 2,375 Hypocephalus armatus is a large South American Beetle em>Hypocephalus armatus is a large South American Beetle of a unique morphology among long
The power of the Cataglyphs of the desert
Post Views: 1,153 Desert ants of the species Cataglyphis bombycina live in environments with extreme temperature conditions. In the middle of the day, despite an
Sensory receptors in insects: Mechanoreceptors – Part II: Chordotonic organs
Post Views: 2,438 Second part : chordotonal organs Alike all arthropods, insects have an external skeleton, the exoskeleton, consisting of chitin and forming the cuticle
Morpho’s blue colour: a structural origin
Post Views: 2,511 Color is not an intrinsic characteristic (own to) of living objects and organisms. It depends on the type of receivers and the