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These giant wasps can grow up to 4 inches long

A fear of wasps is relatively common among many. If it’s not the anticipatory buzz of nearby wings that gets you, it’s the ...
New Scientist

Giant insect thought extinct in eastern US found in a Walmart

For the first time in more than 50 years, a giant lacewing (Polystoechotes punctata) has been found in eastern North America. The discovery raises new questions about the distribution of the ...
Morning Overview on MSN

This nightmare wasp is so creepy it’s freaking out scientists

Some wasps are unsettling, and then there are species so extreme that even the scientists who study them reach for words like ...
Science Daily

Neuroptera: Greater insect diversity in the Cretaceous period

An LMU team has studied the biodiversity of larvae from the insect order neuroptera over the past 100 million years. An LMU team has studied the biodiversity of larvae from the insect order neuroptera ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Giant ‘Murder’ Hornet Has Landed at the Natural History Museum

After scientists studied the invasive insect, visitors are getting a first look at the fierce creature that could wreak havoc on U.S. agriculture Alicia Ault - Museums Correspondent In Blaine, ...
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Understanding Insect Metamorphosis

John E. Woodmansee Photo: Tobacco hornworm on a tomato plant that has been attacked by a parasitic Braconid wasp. The white capsules on its back are the pupal stage of the tiny wasp. Braconid larvae ...
Nature

α-Amylase Inhibitors and Digestive Enzymes in Insect Larvae

The study of α-amylase inhibitors and digestive enzymes in insect larvae offers crucial insights into insect physiology and crop protection. Insect larvae rely on α-amylase to hydrolyse starch, a ...