New Beetle Species Discovered on Spain’s Gran Canaria
Two Spanish scientists have discovered a new species of beetle, which they have called Oromia thoracica. This blind weevil is brownish-grey and has a flattened body and thorax that almost […]
Another Insect Named after Sir David Attenborough
Earlier this year, a 20-million-year-old pygmy locust found in amber was named after Sir David Attenborough. Now the British naturalist and filmmaker has been honored once again, this time with […]
3D X-ray Video Shows Movement of a Weevil’s Hip Joint
Since their very beginning, motion pictures were used to study the movement of humans and animals. In fact, one of the first movies ever made — if not THE first […]
NY to Unleash Asian Weevils to Fight Invasive Vines
The mile-a-minute weed is an Asian vine that invades a variety of habitats in the eastern United States. It became established in the mid 1930s at a nursery in Stewartstown, […]