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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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Which mini beast are dangerous for humans?
Some mini beasts that are dangerous for humans include certain species of spiders (such as black widows and brown recluses), scorpions, and certain types of caterpillars (like the puss caterpillar). Be cautious around these creatures to avoid potential harm.
Can you get a list of bugs from a to z?
I'm not able to provide an exhaustive list of bugs from A to Z in this format. However, common bugs include ants, bees, caterpillars, dragonflies, earwigs, flies, grasshoppers, hornets, fireflies, ladybugs, mosquitoes, moths, spiders, termites, and wasps.
Do insects have a sense of smell?
Yes, insects have a sense of smell. They use their antennae to detect chemical signals in their environment, helping them find food, mates, and avoid danger. Additionally, some insects, like bees and butterflies, have specialized olfactory receptors that help them navigate and communicate using pheromones.
Woodworm larvae can bore into wood to create tunnels and feed on the wood, but they do not actually bite as insects with mandibles do. Instead, they eat their way through the wood, causing damage to wooden structures and furniture.
Tenesha is a female given name of American origin. It is a modern variation of the name Tanesha or Taneesha, and its meaning can differ depending on cultural interpretations.
However, insects do not breathe through their mouths, nor do they have lungs. In fact, insects are equipped with tracheal tubes terminating in pores, called spiracles, running along their abdomens. Insect trachea, much like the structure inside a lung, branch off into smaller and smaller trachea, but end deep in the various tissues of the insect; here, oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged continually. Due in part to the largely-passive gas exchange, insects are unable to 'breathe' very fast. This limitation is probably one reason why insects remain relatively small. It is possible to protect some plants from pests by spraying them lightly with castor oil (for example) as the oil effectively blocks their spiracles, suffocating them.
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Facts Ant lion digestive tract?
An Ant lions digestive tract does not have an opening for waste. The waste can accumulate for over three years in the larval stage. The accumulated wasted is used to make silk for the pupae stage.
yes, butterflies do pee.They pee threw there legs.
yes, butterflies do pee.
What do insects from a Tropical Rainforest eat?
Insects in the tropical rainforest eat a variety of plant matter, such as leaves, fruits, and nectar, as well as other insects and small animals. Some insects are specialized feeders, like butterflies that feed on flower nectar or ants that farm fungi for food. The diverse range of food sources in the rainforest supports a wide array of insect species.
What do Marbled Orb weavers eat?
Marbled Orb weavers primarily feed on flying insects such as moths, flies, and mosquitoes. They catch their prey by building intricate orb-shaped webs to trap passing insects. Once caught, they will immobilize their prey with venom and then consume it.
Giraffe weevils feed on leaves, primarily from the parasol tree (Dillenia indica) in their native tropical rainforest habitat of Madagascar. They use their long necks to reach and chew on the leaves of these trees.
What is a group of insects called?
A group of insects is commonly called a swarm, colony, or horde, depending on the specific type of insect and their behavior.
Centipedes are active hunters, and they look around for smaller insects or spiders to eat. Rarely, a centipede will attack a larger prey. Where there is no prey, they will consume certain types of plants that have some of their necessary proteins.
They eat insects, spiders, and other small invertebrates. If the centipede is large enough it will even attack small vertebrates like lizards.
What animals that eat fireflies?
This is an interesting question as it varies depending on the species of firefly. Some fireflys are actually eaten by different species of fireflys which trick them with calls from their own species. These are actually signals with their lights, sort of a visual Morse code for fireflys. The victim flies to the area expecting a date with one of their own only to become its' dinner. Of course nightflying birds and frogs will also enjoy a meal of firefly given the chance, as will other insects and spiders.
What is an immature insect called?
An immature insect is called a larva or nymph depending on the insect species. Larvae are the early stage of insects with incomplete metamorphosis, while nymphs are the young stages of insects that undergo gradual metamorphosis. Both larva and nymphs undergo developmental changes before reaching adult maturity.
The venom of the Orb Weaver is potent, but not dangerous to humans. Its venom is a neurotoxin similar to that of the black widow. However, its venom is not near as potent.
Orb weavers are reluctant to bite. Symptoms are usually negligible or mild local pain, numbness and swelling, with redness and possibly blisters forming. Occasionally nausea and dizziness can occur after a bite. Any pain should go away within 24 hours.
Female midges bite humans to obtain a blood meal that provides essential nutrients for egg development. The saliva they inject during feeding can cause irritation and allergic reactions in some people.
What are non living factors that affect organism survival called?
Abiotic factors are non-living elements that impact organism survival, such as temperature, sunlight, water availability, soil composition, and air quality. These factors play a crucial role in shaping ecosystems and influencing the distribution and abundance of different species.
Are insects vertebrates or invertebrates?
All insects are invertebrates. Invertebrates have no backbone and don't have an internal skeleton or central nervous system. Vertebrates do have these things. 98% of the world's animals are invertebrates, including the insects. Only birds, reptiles and amphibians, mammals, and bony fish are vertebrates.
Plants and bees have a symbiotic relationship which was not always the case.
Some prehistoric bee ancestor probably got nectar from plants, and many plants had some sort of alternate pollen transfer system, then natural selection favored producing pollen on the flowers, making the flowers more visible to the bees etc etc and the symbiosis developed, then it was so useful that the alternate pollen transfer system, now obsolete, de-evolved.
Like the flea. The flea was once trumpeted (briefly) as a proof of special creation because it had bacteria in it's digestive system which did all of it's digesting for it, so people said they both had to come to exist at the same moment, therefore creationism is correct.
But biologists figured out that the flea did once have digestive systems, but then the bacteria became so useful it did not need them anymore, so natural selection no longer "protected" the genes responsible for the digestive enzymes by removing any defeciencies from the gene pool, so it de-evolved and then you have a flea which needs that bacteria to survive.
Symbiosis.
AnswerThe answer above for a possible evolutionary history of the relationship between bees and plants is approximately what I would have said, but is slightly unsatisfactory as it seems to presume the existence of nectar and flowers. We know that nectar and flowers without bees are useless and therefore wasteful.So here's my variant. Long ago, there were wind-pollenated plants, just as there are today. (In other words, plants simply released pollen on windy days, and some of it would reach other plants and fertilize them. It's a very wasteful system.) There were insects which ate a part of these plants, perhaps the seeds or sap. Then, the plants mutated so that the part which was eaten by insects was near the parts where pollen was produced and absorbed; this would help in distribution of pollen, and would constitute a rudimentary insect pollenation system. From here, several modifications could be made. I'll list them in no particular order:
- Petals could develop to force the insects to go even closer to the pollen.
- The food source, whatever it was, could be gradually replaced by the sugary solution we now call nectar; this would reduce the costs of manufacturing and digesting the insects' food. At the same time, pollenating insects could adapt their sense of taste.
- The colour of the flower could be made more extreme (i.e. less green) to attract insects' attention.
- With this new, more efficient way of distributing pollen, the flowers could stop releasing pollen into the wind. This would mean less resources spent on pollen production.
It does sound like one of the native bees and we need all the pollinators we can get! They generally only last a couple of weeks. Unfortunately, I don't know of any way to encourage them to go to one area. That would be great if someone came up with something. these solitary bees generally only sting if touched. They don;t chase people or anything. If you can tolerate them for a little while - that would be best. The dirt mounds won't hurt the yard or garden. when it rains it will get rid of the mounds. Is this a hornet and will it sting? I have small grandchildren and do not want them in the yard. How can I kill it? Can I capture it for my 7 year old grandson? He loves bugs?
What sort of bugs swim and have a white stomach?
these are boatmen bugs and they bite and sting they are i think harmless and to get them out you put dishsoap or put 10 times the level of chorline in the pool that u have now this should get rid of it other wise you just have to catch em and and kill em that's wat i do byebye
What are the orange flying bugs near pools called and do they bite?
=== === Is this bug super tiny with a brown spot on one end? If so hes called a no-see-em. They can be killed by rubbing your hand over the skin where they are. Is this bug similar in size and shape to a housefly? If so, its a deer fly. Hard to kill without a flyswatter. Both bite. The deer fly can carry disease though. Insect repellant works for both but the pool water washes it off too easily. they are called thrips and thay are hard too kill so try finding an insecticide with permethin the best i found is tall star
