Experts have accepted an estimate of around six million living insect species, an appraisal that has stood for the last 40 years.
By Stephen Beech Day-old caterpillars one-twentieth the size of a grain of rice can recognize the footsteps of predatory ladybugs, reveals new research. Warty birch caterpillars, less than 1.5 millimeters (0.06 inches) long, defend their leaf tip homes from invading caterpillars by scraping and pounding the leaf to warn off potential invaders. But scientists were […]
The trees' clever tactic to outwit potentially deadly predators was detected by scientists in Germany using satellite data.
Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a butterfly. My money says the fluttering insect you're envisioning has black-veined, reddish-orange …
HOLDERNESS — Calling all volunteers interested in insects to participate in a community science project with the SLA. On Thursdays beginning J…
HOLDERNESS — Squam Lakes Natural Science Center will immerse visitors in a world of invertebrates to learn about how they preserve the balance…
New Hampshire’s wildflowers are a feast for the eyes from late winter when early bloomers like snowdrops emerge, through late fall when a hard…
By now birds are finding their own food and have less need for that sunflower seed we have been providing during the cold days of winter. So w…