The Phylliidae: true leaf insects
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March 18, 2020
Written on January 23, 2018 Among insects that bear a strong resemblance to leaves, the Phylliidae are probably the most remarkable. The first...Read more
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Stag beetles: Coleoptera that wouldn’t be able to feed without fungus
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October 23, 2019
If Noah’s Ark was home to two examples from every animal species on Earth, one-quarter of its passengers would have been beetles: Coleoptera . The...Read more
2019: International Year of the Fly!
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April 29, 2019
The idea was floated by a specialist in flies, a South African dipterist who was tired of how little understanding there was of these unloved insects...Read more
Butterflies… as adapted as can be!
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March 20, 2019
Butterflies have existed on Earth for more than 200 million years. In the beginning they would have lived in the shadow of the dinosaurs, with a...Read more
Lanternflies (Fulgoridae)
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October 16, 2018
The Fulgoridae, commonly referred to as lanternflies, are large, spectacular, colorful insects whose extravagant shapes have given rise to umpteen...Read more
Hairy caterpillars and skin irritations: what’s the real story?
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July 17, 2018
Caterpillars are enormously popular with children. They’re attractive, accessible, don’t sting and don’t bite. They put up with being handled, and...Read more
Building a house* (like a caddisfly)
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July 3, 2018
Building a house like a caddisfly takes a lot more than a stack of wood! Because however discreetly the larva of this insect goes about its business...Read more
The brown marmorated stink bug: a new arrival in Québec
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June 26, 2018
Last winter, a number of Quebecers noticed a new insect hiding in their homes. It was the brown marmorated stink bug ( Halyomorpha halys ), an insect...Read more
Rhinoceros beetles
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April 10, 2018
Rhinoceros beetles rank with the most spectacular insects on the planet. They are researched, collected, studied, venerated. But for all that, they...Read more
The formidable antlion trap
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October 3, 2017
Have you ever seen little holes in the shape of funnels or inverted cones in nature? Have you ever seen an insect with transparent wings that looks...Read more
