Hacker News with Generative AI: Insects

Plastic-eating insect discovered in Kenya (theconversation.com)
There’s been an exciting new discovery in the fight against plastic pollution: mealworm larvae that are capable of consuming polystyrene. They join the ranks of a small group of insects that have been found to be capable of breaking the polluting plastic down, though this is the first time that an insect species native to Africa has been found to do this.

Environment, Science, Insects, Kenya

12 points by thunderbong 9 days ago | 3 comments

The evolutionary mystery of the German cockroach (johnhawks.net)
The species evolved to exploit human-built environments and exists nowhere else. So where did it come from?

Evolution, Biology, Insects, Urban Environments

96 points by softwaredoug 18 days ago | 18 comments

Vegetable growers in Australia deploy 'good bugs' to reduce pesticide use (abc.net.au)
You would not know it from the outside, but inside the glasshouses of the Adelaide Plains a silent war is being waged daily — a battle of the bugs.

Agriculture, Australia, Pesticides, Environmental Sustainability, Insects

10 points by PaulHoule 20 days ago | 1 comments

The electrostatic world of insects (wired.com)
Invisibly to us, insects and other tiny creatures use static electricity to travel, avoid predators, collect pollen, and more. New experiments explore how evolution may have influenced this phenomenon.

Insects, Static Electricity, Biology, Evolution, Science

198 points by noleary 23 days ago | 49 comments

Oriental hornets can't get drunk (economist.com)
Like people, many animals enjoy having a drink every now and again.

Animals, Biology, Insects

30 points by ioblomov 27 days ago | 34 comments

The World of Electrostatic Ecology (quantamagazine.org)
Invisibly to us, insects and other tiny creatures use static electricity to travel, avoid predators, collect pollen and more. New experiments explore how evolution may have influenced this phenomenon.

Science, Biology, Evolution, Insects

48 points by EA-3167 51 days ago | 13 comments

Wildlife experts warn of butterfly emergency as count reveals record low numbers (news.sky.com)
Conservationists have declared a "butterfly emergency" after a vast community survey recorded the lowest ever numbers of the insect.

Conservation, Environment, Wildlife, Insects

51 points by austinallegro 62 days ago | 2 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 70 days ago | 1 comments

Here a Bee, There a Bee, Everywhere a Wild Bee (hakaimagazine.com)

Wildlife, Insects, Environment

72 points by Petiver 80 days ago | 63 comments

Portraits of insects reveal the intricacies of a world (smithsonianmag.com)

Photography, Nature, Insects

89 points by sohkamyung 85 days ago | 25 comments

Spider Species Uses Male Fireflies as Ghastly Puppets to Seduce Its Prey (sciencealert.com)