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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.
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Are black beauty stick insect girl's bigger or smaller than boys?
The female stick insects are always bigger.
A small valve-like opening that separates the chambers of the heart.
Is it okay to put Indian stick insects with Diapherodes Gigantea stick insects?
Yes it should be fine if something happens it is due to the Indian stick insect mistaking the Diapherodes Gigantea for a leaf.
Is it true or false that you eat about one pound of insects a year without even knowing it?
There is no scientific evidence that shows that a person eats any certain amount of insects each year. It also depends what your asking here, as in finding them in your food or them crawling in your mouth during sleep.
Most processed foods that you eat have a type of insect or animal in it, whether it is saliva, pieces of the being itself, or if it is the feces of the animal/insect. In any cereals, fruits, or vegetables that you eat a but has been in or on it at some point in time. It is impossible to get insects completely out of the food.
Though eating insects may sound nasty, it is no different than eating many other animals, just less meat and a different crunchy texture and taste. In other countries bugs are eaten as a delicacy. Some people will argue this because many bugs carry diseases, but these people fail to recognize that many animals that they are eating also have the ability to carry disease's. Deer, squirrel, cattle, chicken, and pork. Not only do alot of these animals have the ability to carry disease but some can be host for parasites who use their bodies to lay eggs, and when they are eaten we eat the eggs and then become infected.
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What property of the structure of water allows water spiders to walk across the surface of a pond?
it is when water molecules in the water form a 'wall'.Pond skaters have legs that spread out away from their bodies, lowering the pressure exerted by their weight and not breaking the surface tension of the water
Can bee stings give you hallucinations?
Bee stings can give those allergic hallucinations. Virtually any reaction is possible to a bug bite, but hallucinations are not common.
What does the person walking though the gnats represent?
The person walking though the gnats represents a number of things. This could represent a person with a lot of patience.
How are cicadas different then dragonflies in the way they feed?
Cicadas stick their proboscis into a tree branch and suck the juices from the tree. You should check out Massachusetts Cicadas for a lot more on that.
Insects that use phototaxis are moths and cockroaches. Phototaxis means that these insects are attracted to light and will move towards it.
What two animals are closely related to a spider?
Scorpion and Daddy long-legs. The Daddy long-legs isn't actually a spider.
What kind of bug looks like a burnt popcorn kernel?
The bug that looks like a burnt popcorn kernel is called a sow or pill bug. Pill bugs are members of the woodlice family, but are able to roll up in a ball.
What kind of insect in the pacific northwest will lay eggs in a human after it bites you?
The human botfly will lay eggs in a human's skin.
What insects migrate long distances?
Monarch Butterflies. They fly south for the winter like birds do.
