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Weta: giant insects from New Zealand
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Weta: giant insects from New Zealand

April 27, 2015November 23, 202019 min read

Post Views: 2,230 Regions of the world, geographically isolated from other continents for millions of years, have allowed the appearance of unique, rare and incredible

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How strong does an ant develop?
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How strong does an ant develop?

April 21, 2015November 23, 20204 min read

Post Views: 1,472 We have all seen ants at work: they have the ability to lift and carry mass loads several times their own. The

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Publication in the journal Nature/Heredity of some of my results on Heliconius butterflies
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Publication in the journal Nature/Heredity of some of my results on Heliconius butterflies

March 31, 2015November 23, 20202 min read

Post Views: 942 Heliconius within the “Institute of Systematics, Evolution and Biodiversity” of Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris (UMR 7205-CNRS) and on the Gamboa

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Insect wings are also gyroscopes!
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Insect wings are also gyroscopes!

March 20, 2015November 23, 20202 min read

Post Views: 1,096 Insects have flying capabilities far beyond what robotics engineers can produce. However, the control of manoeuvres and posture during the flight remains

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Sensory receptors in insects: mechanoreceptors – Part 1: cuticular mechanoreceptors
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Sensory receptors in insects: mechanoreceptors – Part 1: cuticular mechanoreceptors

March 9, 2015November 23, 202016 min read

Post Views: 2,640 First part : cuticular mechanoreceptors Alike all arthropods, insects have an external skeleton, the exoskeleton, consisting of chitin and forming the cuticle

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The membracides, surprising little insects
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The membracides, surprising little insects

January 28, 2015November 23, 202014 min read

Post Views: 1,708 Membersracides are small insects belonging to the super-family Membracoidea and to the order Hemiptera : aphids, leafhoppers and cicadas, characterized by an

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Insect flight: aerodynamics, musculature and 2/2-way control system
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Insect flight: aerodynamics, musculature and 2/2-way control system

January 23, 2015November 23, 202013 min read

Post Views: 1,641 Insects are the first organisms to have developed the ability to fly, 170 million years ago (lire article on phylogeny). The acquisition

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Insect flight: Anatomy of wing 1/2
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Insect flight: Anatomy of wing 1/2

December 11, 2014November 23, 20208 min read

Post Views: 1,898 Insects are the only invertebrates that have acquired the ability to fly (place insects in the classification, read th article). Unlike other

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Mouth apparatus and feeding in insects: General
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Mouth apparatus and feeding in insects: General

November 20, 2014November 23, 20202 min read

Post Views: 2,709 General description of different types of insect mouthparts adapted to diet Insects, present on earth for at least 479 million years (read

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Acoustic mimicry of butterflies in anthills

October 30, 2014November 23, 20202 min read

Post Views: 1,034 Discovery of an acoustic mimicry used by the caterpillars of a butterfly to deceive ants and obtain food and care essential to

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