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Insects
Insects play a very large role in the circle of life on earth. They represent a large population of the animal kingdom. Fascinating to some,creepy to others but always present in our daily lives. Questions about any sort of bug go here.
7,726 Questions
What kind of bug will eat an aphid bug?
Lady bugs will eat the aphids, but the ants protect them from harm.
How do you get bug spray off a watch?
Most watches are not waterproof so you have to be very careful wiping bug spray off. A person can use a baby wipe to get the smell of bug spray off of the watch.
Answer #1
In 'Pilgrim at Tinker Creek', author Annie Dillard [b. April 30, 1945] writes of understanding the meaning of life upon learning the 'why' of insects. Basically, though, insect jobs appear to range from support for the worldwide food web to participation in scientific research. Within that web, insects take on important roles as prey, predators and pollinators.
Particularly as prey, they're important sources of protein. As an example, they provide otherwise unavailable protein to such carnivorous plants as the Purple Pitcher [Sarracenia purpurea]. Be they digested as prey, or dead and decaying by other means, insects become equally important sources of nutrient rich organic matter in soil. So digested or otherwise, their body parts contribute to the health of the soil and the well being of its plants and soil food web members.
Additionally, insects are means by which important scientific breakthroughs are achieved. For example, the fruit fly [Tephritidae and Drosophilidae families] is a cooperative, popular research tool for many scientists.
Answer #2
Discovering what insects are for is actually finding the truth of existence. Nobody really knows why they are here or why we are sharing the earth with them. But if you dig deeper into finding the answer into this question, you'll find out that what you are looking for is actually the meaning of life.
What is the name of the insect from SpongeBob?
Plankton
just call him bug suck wad this is helbain pice
Bumble bees, carpenter bees, paper wasps, yellow jackets, honey bees, Africanized honey bees, (There are 7 species of honey bees ), fire ants, harvester ants, army ants, (about 10,000 species of ants), Black widow spiders, tarantulas, wolf spiders, brown recluse spiders, hobo spiders, yellow sac spiders, banana spiders, funnel-web spiders, white tailed spiders, six-eyed crab spiders, scorpions, some caterpillars are venomous to touch.
Hope that helped some.......(there is many more)
Two ways in which ants use its jaws?
Two main ways; piercing/sucking, as in aphids, mosquitos etc, using a stylet to pierce a plant or animal skin and suck up fluids; and biting/chewing, as in beetles, caterpillars and most other insects, just grinding plant or animal tissue up with chewing jaws.
If insects cannot see colors then why do predators have to camouflage?
The camouflage (if you mean colouration) can still be "seen" by other insects they just dont see it the way we see it. Insects can see ultraviolet and many colours, just not some spectrums (like red) that we can see. The camouflage is usually for other predators that can see the arrays of colour and are warded off. Generally in the natural world: bright luminescent colours like yellow red and green equal danger or poison.
June bug refers to a type of beetle that lives in the southeastern parts of the United States. Junebugs are active during the day and spend the evening hours hiding in damp, dark areas.
What body parts mosquito use in sucking blood?
Hands... it is away from the body and you cant drive of or kill it because the mosquito is sitting on your hand ... and the mosquito knows it too... Any exposed or unexposed part. They will seek out different places until they get their meal of blood. They will even bite through clothes when they have no other avenue to your skin. Mosquitoes are attracted to the carbon dioxide that is expirated from the lungs and skin and will follow this scent upstream in the wind to find its source. Some people emit more than others and are found to be more attractive to them. You can try to mask your scent with garlic in your diet, dryer sheets rubbed on your body, citronella candles and many others but insect repellants with deet in it work the best. Deep woods off is the only thing I wear. It has 28% deet to the normal 14% deet in regular sprays.
What animal or insect that is not a cicada makes a buzzing sound on hot summer days in New England?
I would really like to know the answer to that because I know the sound I ear here is not made by cicadas (I live in Quebec, Canada). Cicada's buzzing noises are more like "cri cri cri" (with some pauses) but the sound I'm talking about does not have any pause in it. It's more like a "criiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii...", and it can goes for 30 seconds even some minutes long without stopping. I always though it was a squirrel sound but I can't seem to find anything that sound like it on YouTube or anywhere else.
I don't know if it can help but the only time I heard that sound somewhere else than in the woods or my neighborhood was in the game Hot Shot Golf 3 (or was it Hot Shot Gold Fore).
Answer: None. The buzzing sound you hear from the trees in summer in New England is the "Dog day harvest fly", a type of cicada. There are dozens of varieties of cicada with varying sounds.
How does an insect know its speed in flight?
they dont they just no there going fast or slow not exactly
I'm pretty sure the insect bristles are the little hairs on their legs.
A bee grub is what a baby bee is called when it emerges from a cell in the hive to pupate. This happens on day eight or nine after it has hatched.
Why do I see bugs in my bed and my toilet that are not really there?
Because you are crazy, go see a shrink
What do giant African millipede's eat?
If you are keeping them in captivity, feed them dead leaves preferably oak, organic fruit and veg such as cucumber, carrot, apple etc. Also add a few dead inscts sometimes.
What is a social insect that produces an edible sweet substance?
The honeybee is a social insect that produces an edible, sweet substance called honey. Although other types of bees can produce honey, honeybees are able to produce higher quantities and are therefore the source of commercially sold honey.
