Hacker News with Generative AI: Entomology

A recent study suggests that insects branched out from crustaceans (smithsonianmag.com)
Shrimp look an awful lot like bugs. The exoskeletons, jointed legs and compound eyes of both groups of living things give them more than a passing resemblance to each other, so no wonder some people call shrimp-like crawfish “mudbugs,” and a tattoo reading “shrimps is bugs” became a viral meme for underscoring the resemblance. But the tattoo got the reality backwards. Shrimp are not bugs. Bugs—or, more properly, insects—are technically a form of crustacean.
Evolution, Biology, Entomology, Crustaceans, Insects
96 points by Carrok 14 days ago | 90 comments
A cretaceous fly trap? Remarkable abdominal modification in a fossil wasp (biomedcentral.com)
Here, we describe †Sirenobethylus charybdis n. gen. & sp., based on sixteen adult female wasps in Kachin amber from the mid-Cretaceous, 99 Mya (million years ago), and place it in Chrysidoidea: †Sirenobethylidae n. fam.
Paleontology, Entomology, Fossils, Cretaceous Period, Insects
38 points by gnabgib 28 days ago | 6 comments
The Wasp That Lays Eggs Inside Caterpillars and Turns Them into Slaves (2014) (wired.com)
Few parasitoids are more bizarre or disturbing than the wasps of the genus Glyptapanteles, whose females inject their eggs into living caterpillars.
Entomology, Science, Biology, Parasitism, Nature
14 points by simonebrunozzi 41 days ago | 3 comments
Butterfly population in US shrinking by 22% over last 20 years, study shows (theguardian.com)
Butterflies may be among the most beloved of all creatures, routinely deified in art and verse, but they are in alarming decline in the United States with populations plummeting by a fifth in just the past two decades, according to the most comprehensive study yet of their fortunes.
Environmental Science, Wildlife, Entomology, Climate Change, Conservation
6 points by PaulHoule 43 days ago | 0 comments
US butterflies 'all in trouble' as their numbers rapidly decline, report finds (usatoday.com)
Over the past 20 years the U.S. butterfly population has declined 22%, a dramatic loss that has scientists concerned.
Environment, Science, Wildlife, Conservation, Entomology
7 points by rmason 50 days ago | 1 comments
Two-inch long 'murder hornets' eradicated from US, agriculture department says (theguardian.com)
The world’s largest hornet, an invasive breed nicknamed the “murder hornet” for its dangerous sting and ability to slaughter a hive of honeybees in as little as 90 minutes, has been declared eradicated in the US, five years after being spotted for the first time in Washington state near the Canadian border.
Invasive Species, Agriculture, Entomology, Washington State, Canada
6 points by howard941 127 days ago | 10 comments
Two-inch long 'murder hornets' eradicated from US (theguardian.com)
The world’s largest hornet, an invasive breed nicknamed the “murder hornet” for its dangerous sting and ability to slaughter a hive of honeybees in as little as 90 minutes, has been declared eradicated in the US, five years after being spotted for the first time in Washington state near the Canadian border.
Invasive Species, Entomology, North America, Environmental News
6 points by ziofill 128 days ago | 1 comments
Another new wasp species discovered by researchers (phys.org)
A newly identified wasp species, Chrysonotomyia susbelli, has been discovered in Houston, Texas, marking the 18th new species identified by Rice University's Scott Egan and his research team since 2014.
New Discoveries, Biology, Science, Entomology
43 points by wglb 214 days ago | 21 comments
Emerald Cockroach Wasp (wikipedia.org)
The emerald cockroach wasp or jewel wasp (Ampulex compressa) is a solitary wasp of the family Ampulicidae.
Insects, Entomology, Biology, Nature
6 points by wazdra 226 days ago | 1 comments
Cathinone and Psilocybin in Cicada Pathogens (2019) (sciencedirect.com)
Science, Entomology, Pharmacology
13 points by eigenform 356 days ago | 0 comments
Do insects have an inner life? Animal consciousness needs a rethink (nature.com)
Animal Consciousness, Neuroscience, Entomology, Scientific Research
37 points by nickburns 370 days ago | 3 comments