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Tobacco Plants Chemically Summon Insects to Defend Themselves Against Caterpillar Attack

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photo: minnemom via flickr I admit there’s no direct connection between this next one and sustainability, but from a science perspective it’s just too interesting to pass by: New research shows that tobacco plants have evolved a “chemical SOS” signal that attracts insect predators when caterpillars are eating their leaves. Like TreeHugger said back in 2007, Plants, they’re smarter than you think …… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Mosquitos From Climate Change Hell Chasing Midwesterners Back Inside

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Biting female mosquito. Image credit:James Gathany/CDC , via the Gazeteer Extra. Fear of disease is such a strong motivator. And most people hate insects,. Hence, you will occasionally see reference to the risk of climate-led outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases like encephalitis or West Nile as a way to get people to pay attention to climate change. That fear-factor didn’t materialize in the political game, nor should it. (Mosquito species which spread those particular diseases do not grow more numerous with passing flood waters.) Forty … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Artificial Bee Eye Helps Mini Flying Robots See Better

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image via New Scientist The use of biomimicry has become increasingly helpful in robotics, but it’s mainly been helpful in devising better ways for robots to move, whether swimming like a fish , flying like a butterfly , or

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Poachers Kill Last Female White Rhino in South African Reserve

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

White rhino and calf, photo:

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Planet 100: Top 5 Genius Animals

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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Great Mini-Doc Highlights Ants as Invaluable "Invisible Majority" (Video)

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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Engineers Design Prize-Winning Insect Hotel For London Parks

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Bonnie recently covered the five shortlisted designs in the Beyond the Hive Competition . Designers were challenged to create ” an ecologically sustainable and creative insect habitat.” The winner the Golden Beetle Award is Arup Associates for their high-rise insect hotel… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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RFI Tags Help Track British Bee Brain Damage

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo by cygnus921 The flight patterns of bees in Britain is getting some special attention as scientists study potential causes for colony collapse disorder. Researchers are fitting tiny radio tags to the insects to monitor their flights and determine whether or not pesticides are affecting the brains of bees, leading them to lose abilities like navigate, collect food, or communicate food sources to their hive mates. It is part of a $14.7 million research push to slow or reverse the dizzying decline of pollinating insects that could lead to the collapse of ou… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Beware Young Grasshopper…Of the USDA

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The USDA announced plans yesterday to allocate $11 million of its budget to efforts this summer to control the spread of native grasshoppers throughout eleven western states. That money will go towards protecting four million acres of farmland, based on high estimates of grasshopper breeding going into this summer. These expectations are based on 2009 surveys of grasshopper populations. The states most at risk are Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming; Idaho, Nevada and Utah are also at risk.

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850 Mostly Blind, Pale Creatures Discovered Underground

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

” Australia, down underground, scientists have found 850 previously unknown species living in subterranean water, caves and micro-caverns. These insects, crustaceans, spiders and worms are likely only about one-fifth of the number of undiscovered species the researchers think exist underground amid the harsh conditions of the Australian outback. Two species of blind fish and two of blind eels were also uncovered

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