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The Biology Group is for all individuals interested in the Life and Earth Sciences including Agriculture, Horticulture, Geography and the Environmental Sciences.
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The biology of mosquitoes (Culicidae) »
Posted by: omnithao 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Since the first three (egg, larva and pupa) of a total of four live stages of mosquitoes (<i>Culicidae</i>) are aquatic, stagnant water is ...
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The biology of louse flies (Hippoboscidae) »
Posted by: omnithao 2 months, 4 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Louse flies (<i>Hippoboscidae</i>) are obligate external parasites of birds and mammals primarily inhabitating tropical to subtropicalregions. All have functional mouthparts adapted for piercing ...
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The biology of biting midges (Ceratopogonidae) »
Posted by: omnithao 2 months, 4 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Biting midges (<i>Ceratopogonidae</i>) including sandflies inhabitat aquatic or semiaquatic environments worldwide. Particularly larvae develop in moist or wet sand, mud, and decaying vegetation ...
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The biology of gall midges (Cecidomyiidae) »
Posted by: omnithao 3 months ago in Science & Technology
Larvae of most gall midges (<i>Cecidomyiidae</i>) feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues called galls. Such galls act as physiologic ...
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The biology of blowflies (Calliphoridae) »
Posted by: omnithao 3 months ago in Science & Technology
Most blowflies (<i>Calliphoridae</i>) are metallic blue, green, or black colored. The characteristics and arrangement of their well-developed hypopleural bristles (hairs) differentiate individual species ...
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The biology of beelice (Braulidae) »
Posted by: omnithao 3 months ago in Science & Technology
Beelice (<i>Braulidae</i>) are commensalate wingless and flattened parasitic flies, considered pests of honey bees. Although they cause little or no harm to honey ...
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The biology of lovebugs (Bibionidae). »
Posted by: omnithao 3 months ago in Science & Technology
Larvae of lovebugs (<i>Bibionidae</i>) are herbivores, scavenging on living plant roots and partially decayed vegetation. These are serious crop pests, especially of grassland ...
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The biology of leaf miners (agromyzids, Agromyzidae). »
Posted by: omnithao 3 months ago in Science & Technology
Leaf miners (<i>Agromyzidae</i>) are the larvae of agromyzids and are serious agricultural pests worldwide. Adulti have sclerotized heads without setae, and small compound ...
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Evidence Points to Conscious 'Metacognition' in Some Nonhuman Animals »
Posted by: thinghthongh 3 months ago in Science & Technology
Dolphins like Natua, pictured here, may share with humans the ability reflect upon their states of mind, says UB researcher David Smith.
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The biology of earwigs (Dermaptera). »
Posted by: hardiboom 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Provides information about earwigs (Dermaptera).
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The biology of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae). »
Posted by: thinghthongh 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Both adults and larvae (mealworms or superworms) of most darkling beetles (<i>Tenebrionidae</i>) are scavengers of fresh and decaying vegetation whereas some species feed ...
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The biology of rove beetles (Staphylinidae). »
Posted by: thinghthongh 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Rove beetles (<i>Staphylinidae</i>) predate on insects, collembola and other invertebrates in decaying plant matter of forests, and along freshwater margins. They frequently live ...
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The biology of scarab beetles (scarabs, Scarabaeidae). »
Posted by: thinghthongh 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Scarab beetles (scarabs, <i>Scarabaeidae</i>) or dung beetles are colorful scavengers living, feeding and breeding on animal dung or decaying plant material in both ...
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The biology of Flat bark beetles (silvanids, Silvanidae). »
Posted by: thinghthongh 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Flat bark beetles (silvanids, <i>Silvanidae</i>) infest several dry stored grain products including cereals, oilseeds, dried fruits, and spices. In temperate regions, these storage ...
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The biology of featherwing beetles (Ptiliidae). »
Posted by: thinghthongh 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Featherwing beetles (<i>Ptiliidae</i>) are tiny beetles with long filaments (setae) attached to the reduced membranous area of their wings. They inhabit many moderate ...
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