Results tagged “larvae” on Earth Touch Blog
Did you know? Wasps Apr 10 2008
Wasps are vital to ecosystems. Most are either parasitic or predatory and play a role in limiting the population growth of thousands of other insect species.
Tags: africa, bark, colony, environment, face, feed, flower, forest, insect, kwazulu-natal, larvae, marking, nest, paper, prey, sting, woodWildlife news from around the world
Caterpillars trick ants Jan 29 2008
When humans make themselves smell more alluring than they really are it’s fairly harmless, but it’s a case of life and death for the larvae of Alcon blue butterflies, which trick red ants into feeding them, leaving the young ants to starve.
Alcon caterpillars dupe the ants by giving off a scent which mimics that of the insects’ own larvae.
Tags: alcon blue butterfly, alcon caterpillar, ant, butterfly, caterpillar, denmark, europe, host, larvae, marsh, plant, red ant, university of copenhagenAnts on the go Sep 20 2007
The creatures in the Earth-Touch clip The march of the leafcutter ant are truly amazing.
Leafcutter ants cut up leaves with their jaws, which act like miniature power tools and vibrate at a thousand times a second.
Tags: ant, ecuador, egg, fly, fungi, jaw, larvae, leaf, leafcutter ant, south americaPage 1 of 1 pages
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