Microbes Help Beetles Defeat Plant Defenses
Some symbiotic bacteria living inside Colorado potato beetles can trick plants into reacting to a microbial attack instead of a chewing herbivore, according to a team of Penn State researchers […]
Oklahoma City Invaded by Crickets
Two days ago we wrote about Daniel Emlyn-Jones, a British man who was so enamored with the sounds of crickets that he let 1,000 of them loose in his backyard, […]
Man Given Warning by Police for Releasing Crickets into his Yard
Daniel Emlyn-Jones, a school teacher in Oxford, England, bought 1,000 crickets online and released them into his yard because he enjoys the sounds they make. However, he was quickly visited […]
New Beetle Discovered in the Big City
Manila, the world’s 10th largest megacity and 6th largest conurbation, based on official statistics, is not a place one would normally expect to discover new species, even in a country […]