Insects

Meet 'Subject 33': The person mosquitoes can't resist

Research shows that higher levels of skin carboxylic acids make people 100 times more attractive to mosquitoes.

 Meet 'Subject 33': The person mosquitoes can't resist. Illustration.
 With transition to springtime, Israel can expect to see more of the fiery copper butterfly.

With transition to springtime, Israel can expect to see more of the fiery copper butterfly

 The Antarctic midge is the only known insect native to Antarctica.

Antarctica’s only native insect’s unique survival mechanism

 Russia bracing for possible mass locust invasion in the summer.

Russia bracing for possible mass locust invasion in the summer


The 'unsung heroes': Life-sustaining roles of pollinators and parasitoids

“By studying them, we’re not just learning about their world; we’re finding ways to make our own world more sustainable," Prof. Segoli said.

 PROF. SEGOLI’S TEAM during fieldwork.

The real-life horror of cordyceps: nature's zombie-making fungi

Entomophthora muscae infects flies and manipulates their behavior to spread spores.

 Cordyceps.

Brazilian girl killed by South America's most dangerous scorpion

The Brazilian yellow scorpion, or by its scientific name Tityus serrulatus, is considered the most venomous scorpion in South America.

 The Brazilian yellow scorpion, or the Tityus serrulatus.

A 99-million-year-old bug that lived in Myanmar discovered by Israeli researchers

Compared to the species already known to science, the new features of the bug include unique colors and shapes that the researchers believe were used as a deterrent against predators.

A 99-million-year-old bug that lived in Myanmar discovered by Israeli researchers.

Get to know the Winter Butterfly

This beautiful creature has colorful rear wings, and surprisingly, its front wings are almost transparent. No other butterfly in Israel has transparent-like wings except the Apollo.

 Winter Butterfly

Repeated sexual failures cause social stress in fruit flies, study shows

Rejected males experience frustration that impairs their ability to cope with other stresses, new Bar-Ilan University study finds

 Repeated sexual failures cause social stress in fruit flies, study shows

Can you spot the praying mantis hiding in this picture?

A viral puzzle has been making the rounds on social media recently. Can you solve it?

 Where is the mantis?

Pseudoscorpions of Israel: Two new family records discovered by Hebrew University entomologists 

Pseudoscorpions aren't harmful to humans, and are even beneficial because they feed on caterpillars, flies, ants, beetle larvae, and carpet- and book-lice larvae.

Pseudoscorpion from Israel: Lasiochernes turcicus (Chernetidae)

Are our decisions made automatically in the brain? - study

A new study puts a decades-old theory into practice, showing how rewards, and the likelihood of receiving those awards, affect choice-making.

 Fruit flies on an orange

Alien species are invading countries, endangering biodiversity

A new report alarmingly reveals that over 37,000 alien species are rapidly spreading across the globe due to human activities.

 Giant cane toad

Cockroach takes a plane ride: Uninvited guest gets attention and amuses passengers

A passenger on a flight in China discovered a cockroach on the window beside her for almost three hours at an altitude of 32,808 feet.

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