entomology
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Royal Jelly & Silkworm Droppings: The Buzz and the Poop of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Get ready, because we’re about to dive into the most unhinged yet scientifically fascinating duo in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM): Royal Jelly (the queen bee’s secret sauce) and Silkworm Droppings (yes, bug poop, but make it medicinal). These two are the Beyoncé and Jay-Z of the insect-derived health world—unexpected, iconic, and absolutely legendary in their own right. 🐝💩✨ Royal…
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The Ultimate Buggy Bass Drop
Oh snap, buckle up buttercup, because we’re about to dive deep into the wildest rave this side of the exoskeleton. Imagine, if you will, a microscopic mosh pit where insects are getting jiggy with it on a molecular level. It’s not your average hormone hoedown, oh no – this is the ULTIMATE BUGGY BASS DROP.…
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Megachile pluto aka king of the bees
Megachile pluto, also known as Wallace’s giant bee or raja ofu (lit. ’king of the bees’), is a large resin bee found in Indonesia. With a wingspan of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) it is the largest known living bee species. It was believed to be extinct until several specimens were discovered in 1981. No further sightings were confirmed until two specimens were collected and sold on eBay in…
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Pluto is a genus of aphid wasps
Pluto is a genus of aphid wasps in the family Crabronidae. There are at least 50 described species in Pluto. The subfamily Pemphredoninae also known as the aphid wasps, is a large group in the wasp family Crabronidae, with over 1000 species. Historically, this subfamily has frequently been accorded family status. In some recent phylogenetic analyses, one of the subtribes within this group is the sister lineage…
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Argyrodes pluto is a species of cobweb spider and kleptoparasite
Argyrodes pluto is a species of cobweb spider in the family Theridiidae. It is found in the United States, Mexico, and Jamaica. Argyrodes, also called dewdrop spiders, is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1864. They occur worldwide, and are best known for their kleptoparasitism. They can spin their own webs, but tend to invade and reside in their hosts’ webs. This relationship…
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Callilepis pluto
Callilepis pluto is a species of ground spider in the family Gnaphosidae. It is found in the United States and Canada. References External links Categories:
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The Ant and the Caterpillar
As an Ant of his talents superiorly vain,Was trotting with consequence over the plain;A Worm, in his progress remarkably slow,Cry’d ‘Bless your good worship, wherever you go!‘I hope your great mightiness won’t take it ill,‘I pay my respects from an hearty good will.’With a look of contempt and ineffable pride,‘Begone! you vile reptile, his Antship…
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Plutus opal butterflies and black cocktail ants
Chrysoritis plutus, the Plutus opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae found only in South Africa. The wingspan is 24–28 mm for males and 26–35 mm for females. Flight period is two broods from August to December and January to April. Larvae feed on the Thesium species. Thesium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Santalaceae, sandalwoods, a widely distributed family of flowering plants (including small trees, shrubs, perennial herbs, and epiphytic climbers) which,…
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Vernon Kellogg, American Entomologist (Bug Guy) Wiki
Vernon Lyman Kellogg was an American entomologist, evolutionary biologist, and science administrator. He established the Department of Zoology at Stanford University in 1894, and served as the first permanent secretary of the National Research Council in Washington, DC. Early life and influences His father was Lyman Beecher Kellogg, first president of the Kansas State Normal School (now known as Emporia State University), and former Kansas Attorney…
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Fat Body Wiki
Fat body is a highly dynamic insect tissue composed primarily of storage cells. It is distributed throughout the insect’s internal body cavity; the haemocoel, in close proximity to the epidermis, digestive organs and ovaries. Its main functions are nutrient storage and metabolism, for which it is commonly compared to a combination of adipose tissue and liver in mammals. However, it may also serve a variety of other roles, such as:…
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