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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

Does linseed oil repel bugs?

Linseed oil does not inherently repel bugs, but its strong odor may deter some insects. Additionally, it can be used in homemade natural insect repellents when mixed with other essential oils known for their repellent properties. However, its primary use is in woodworking and as a drying oil in paints rather than as a bug repellent. For effective pest control, dedicated insect repellents are recommended.

Do roly polys exhibit dominance behaviors?

they do dominance behaviors by watching you from every angle and if you do something wrong your competences would be horrible

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What species of ant is the brown one?

There are multiple species of ants that are the brown ones. The species Tapinoma Sessile ranges in color from brown to black, as well as the Tetrimorium Caespitum. These are the most common of ants; the pavement ants and house ants.

What is tungaw?

Tungaw is a huge yellow bug with black and purple stripes that is poisonous to humans and other small animals...it can be found in Asia

Who wrote great fleas have lesser fleas?

Augustus de Morgan did. A very similar poem was also written in the 1700s by Jonathan Swift. A. de Morgan's version can be viewed as a modernization.

de Morgan:

Great fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite 'em,

And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum.

And the great fleas themselves, in turn, have greater fleas to go on;

While these again have greater still, and greater still, and so on.

Swift:

So, naturalists observe, a flea

Has smaller fleas that on him prey;

And these have smaller still to bite 'em;

And so proceed ad infinitum.

How do you people live with bugs?

We all live with bugs. They infest even the cleanest homes. Even the cleanest skin and hair are home to thousands of microscopic bugs. How do we live with bugs? We couldn't live without them.

How many types of rolly pollies are there?

Rollie pollies are also called pill bugs. There are over 4,000 species of pill bugs and they can be found all around the world. North America alone has dozens of species.

What insects are there in Brazil?

The reply of the Brazilian inside me is "Too many.".

The scientific answer's not that different: Brazil is estimated to be the country with the largest ammount of insect life in the world. It is the home of 70,000 known species, with estimates including unown species raising the diversity to around 15 million different species. (which isn't that surprising, considering Brazil is known as the country with the widest biodiversity in the world).

Is gladys knight aaliyahs ant?

Yes Gladys Knight was AAliyah aunt. And Gladys grieved greatly over her niece. Who was so so talented and beautiful.

It must run in the Knight Family

Why don't caterpillars look like their parents?

Because the caterpillar is an intermediate stage of the development. It will go through something called metamorphosis after which it will look like its parents. Think of the caterpillar like a sort of mobile egg, which doesn't look much like its parents either.

A flat fury bug bit me and i don't know what is is do you know any flat fury bugs that look like worm or centipeds?

Caterpillars are often furry and worm-like so it might have been that. It's hard to know what it was without more info: how big was it, what colour, what country you live in... Hope it wasn't poisonous!

Can earwigs make you die?

if they bite you enough and the injury gets really badly infected yes, but otherwise no.