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Insects May Have Had a Hand In Dinosaur Extinction

eldavojohn writes "Everyone's got their favorite theories of Dinosaur extinction, but new speculation is rampant in a book that gives cause to believe it may have been disease-carrying insects. Due to the length of their slow and eventual extinction (the 'K-T Boundary'), it is argued that this would more likely be attributed to the spread of disease and the rise of parasitic insects like ticks or biting flies. Are our immune systems the only reason any animals survived?"

Insects add to the Beach volleyball buzz

BEIJING (Reuters) - Olympic volunteers have been trained to do all sorts of tasks during the Beijing Games but they probably did not expect to have to catch insects.

Hairy Insects Use Bubble "Lungs" to Stay Underwater

Of the hundreds of insect species that rely on air bubbles to dive underwater, some can use the bubbles like external lungs to stay submerged for long periods, according to new research that describes how insects manage the feat.

Ancient Moss, Insects Found in Antarctica

WASHINGTON (Associated Press) – Mosses once grew and insects crawled in what are now barren valleys in Antarctica, according to scientists who have recovered remains of life from that frozen continent.

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Estrogen helps form memories in mice

Danny KesslerDELICATE BALANCE - Wild tobacco plants use a finely tuned combination of chemical compounds that attract and repel pollinators, like the hummingbird and bee (above), so that pollinating insects will visit, but not stay too long nor drink too much nectar, researchers say. Danny Kessler and his colleagues at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Germany genetically manipulated the levels of benzyl acetone, the plant's main attractant, and nicotine, their main repellant. Their findings show benzyl acetone is related to increased pollinator visits, and nicotine enforces modest drinking behavior among pollinating insects. This research appears in the Aug. 29 issue of Science.

Insects inspire robotic mower design

CLEVELAND — Engineering students from Cleveland’s Case Western Reserve University are working to create a self-guided, robotic lawn mower.

Insects inspire robotic mower design

CLEVELAND — Engineering students from Cleveland’s Case Western Reserve University are working to create a self-guided, robotic lawn mower.

Video: Jumping Insects

A froghopper flexes bow-like structures between its hind legs and wings before releasing the energy to make a giant leap forward. Credit: Burrows et al, BMC Biology 2008

Spiroacetal Biosynthesis in Insects from Diptera to Hymenoptera: The Giant Ichneumon Wasp Megarhyssa nortoni nortoni Cresson

Department of Chemistry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, and Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Yeerongpilly, 4105 Queensland, Australia

Feathered Friends Get New Home ; Birds and Insects Are Being Given New Homes at a Former Tree Nursery Thanks to the Efforts of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and Hull- Based Firm Reckitt Benckiser.

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Insect Cooperation Common

Cooperation between insects and bacteria suggests inter-species collaboration may be common in many ecosystems

Beetles get by with a little help

Cooperation between insects and bacteria suggests inter-species collaboration may be common in many ecosystems.

Beetles get by with a little help

Cooperation between insects and bacteria suggests inter-species collaboration may be common in many ecosystems.

Elusive Cricket Species Found In England

One of Britain's rarest insects, thought to be wiped out after an oil spill last year, has survived the ordeal, scientists say.

Elusive cricket species found in England

One of Britain's rarest insects, thought to be wiped out after an oil spill last year, has survived the ordeal, scientists say.

Videogame for flies lets them pilot a robot

HOW does a fly fly? Exactly how the insects control their flight, using only a few hundred neurons, is a bit of a mystery. But now roboticists are hoping to work out how they do it - using a system that lets fruit flies "drive" a remote-controlled car.

Video game for flies may unlock secrets of insect flight

HOW does a fly fly? Exactly how the insects control their flight, using only a few hundred neurons, is a bit of a mystery. But now roboticists are hoping to work out how they do it - using a system that lets fruit flies "drive" a remote-controlled car.

Computer game for flies drives robotics forwards

HOW does a fly fly? Exactly how the insects control their flight, using only a few hundred neurons, is a bit of a mystery. But now roboticists are hoping to work out how they do it - using a system that lets fruit flies "drive" a remote-controlled car.

Swarms of robots join the army

Intelligent swarms of autonomous robots that look like insects could soon be deployed for military information-gathering and reconnaissance, says David Hambling

Coating Copies Microscopic Biological Surfaces

Someday, your car might have the metallic finish of some insects or the deep black of a butterfly's wing, and the reflectors might be patterned on the nanostructure of a fly's eyes, according to Penn State researchers who have developed a method to rapidly and inexpensively copy biological surface structures.

Coating Copies Microscopic Biological Surfaces

University Park, PA — Someday, your car might have the metallic finish of some insects or the deep black of a butterfly's wing, and the reflectors might be patterned on the nanostructure of a fly's eyes, according to Penn State researchers who have developed a method to rapidly and inexpensively copy biological surface structures.

Researchers Discover How Infectious Bacteria Can Switch Species

Scientists from the Universities of Bath and Exeter have developed a rapid new way of checking for toxic genes in disease-causing bacteria which infect insects and humans. Their findings could in the future lead to new vaccines and anti-bacterial drugs.

Huge Insectarium Opens

August 7, 2008—The largest insectarium in the U.S. recently opened in New Orleans, allowing visitors to touch—and even eat—some of the insects.

An Insect's Life In A Bubble

Hundreds of insect species spend much of their time underwater, where food may be more plentiful. MIT mathematicians have now figured out exactly how those insects breathe underwater.

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