In the dark and moist understories of the subtropical forests of Shimoshima Island in Japan grow parasitic plants that feed ...

Researchers uncover unique insect-plant relationship: ants and crickets pollinate and disperse Balanophora seeds.

Ants and camel crickets serve dual roles in both pollinating and dispersing seeds of Balanophora subcupularis, as discovered ...

A trapdoor spider, known only as “Number 16,” was first documented to science in 1974. Amazingly, it survived until 2016.

Toxoplasma Gondii Parasite Uses Unconventional Method to Make Proteins for Evasion of Drug Treatment Dec. 9, 2024 — A study sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the proteins ...

Spoonbills, spiders and a rare bird helped by wasps among ‘nature wins’ in 2024 - The RSPB is highlighting some of the year’s ...

Spiders, while known to give many an uneasy feeling ... Aphid midges feed on more than 60 different types of aphids, making them invaluable where aphids can be problematic. Braconid wasps are ...

IT is somewhat surprising that a book on a subject of such importance alike to the entomologist and fungologist has not been forthcoming long ago. It is true that a Memoir on the subject was ...

About poison: Mistletoe has a reputation as a poisonous plant. While the European species Viscum album is reportedly toxic, ...