How is the moulting of insects and reptiles different?
Aug 26, 2019
Both insects and reptiles moult. However, there are some differences between both groups. Professor Jesús Selfa Arlandis explains.
Etiqueta: insects
Flies and carnivorous plants, a new relationship
Mar 14, 2017
A team of researchers of the University of Alacant, together with German and Brazilian scientists, have discovered a new interaction between insects and plants. They are fly larvae which can survive in a carnivorous plant and feed from its prey. This is what we know as «cleptoparasitism». According to
Can plants have cancer?
Nov 21, 2016
The answer to this is yes. Plants can reproduce errors in the growth of some cells, which would cause the formation of cell masses or tumours that could be considered cancers.
Why do only female mosquitoes bite?
Jul 23, 2015
CARLES MARTÍN CANTARINO answers: The answer may be simple, and pretty sure many people already know it: only female mosquitoes bite because they need blood, not for food, but to produce eggs. In fact, a mosquito, male or female, can live quite well without biting, just
Was King Ferdinand the Catholic’s death caused by an aphrodisiac?
Jun 04, 2015
It is quite likely, to procure their own common offspring, that King Ferdinand the Catholic had invigorating potions while married to Germana de Foix.
Why Are Ants Capable of Carrying Much More than Their Own Weight?
Jan 31, 2013
Question sent by CRISTÓBAL HERRERO (Màlaga). SERGIO MONTAGUD answers: This is a very interesting question. However, in spite of how fascinating its answer may be, I think this question brings about another two— Does this statement affect all ants? Are only ants capable of carrying more than
‘Rhynchophorus ferrugineus’, or the palm tree eater
Jul 18, 2012
© José Plumed For nearly a decade, some Mediterranean countries have had to face an environmental problem that increasingly seems more difficult to control —a red palm weevil pest (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus), an insect that has become palm trees' worst