Insects

The fastest animals on Earth can accelerate from 0 to 320 kilometers per hour in a time span five thousand times faster than the blink of an eye. This is a widespread trait among insects, which manage this firstly because they possess a tiny mass and secondly because they can…

I went for a short walk to pick up some books I had on hold at the library today and on my way home, I came across a worm writhing around on the sidewalk. It was rainy yesterday and last night, so I’m sure that’s what had it out in…

The beetle decrypts dense excrement Shrewdly chews, escapes depths deep End tender teething, enter elder eras Emerge! Emit smelly, yet sweet essence Elsewhere, the stench begets beetle brethren Let’s meet here, the beech tree with flyspecks Trembly need, greenery bent schlep Free! Fervent well-fed crew gets reserves Symmetry sends steely strength, symphyses!

Insects are our friends. Help them live, they’ll help us thrive Why is the world threatened with death of nearly all higher species, including humans? It’s not climate change. More threatening by far is the collapse of insect populations, sometimes called the insect apocalypse. We tend not to care about…

Subtitle: Understanding the Intricacies of Queen Bee Replacement in a Colony. — If the Old Queen Bee Dies, How Will a New Queen Bee Be Created? When it comes to bees, the queen bee is the most important member of the colony. She is responsible for laying eggs, which ultimately leads to the survival and growth of the colony. However, like all living creatures, the queen bee will eventually die. So, what happens when the old…

Hairy-looking, scary critters invaded our space. — The second apartment we lived in growing up was in a basement of a two-story building and a massive upgrade from the tiny apartment we came from. …

Or how to keep students’ attention while teaching middle school. — This week in my Life Skills class, there’s a theme. On Monday we talked about how all jobs are hard, and I showed a clip of “Dirty Jobs” where Mike Rowe and company are crawling through the sewers amid thousands of cockroaches. On Tuesday, we talked about taking risks. As…