Tag: insects
Ants treat infected wounds with antibiotics. – Knowledge
Chaos, bustle, tired bodies. One of the fighters is seriously wounded; exhausted, he lies among his fellow fighters, barely moving. At least someone is looking after him, probably an emergency…
Insects, infiltrations, dirt… “Hell” in the overcrowded Gradignan prison
She has become a symbol of prison malaise. The Bordeaux-Gradignan prison (Gironde) suffers from overcrowding exceeding 200% and its “unworthy” detention conditions continue according to associations, despite some material progress…
Spider catchers for scaredy-cats: How to collect insects alive
Without contact It’s so easy to catch spiders (alive) and take them outside Spiders can be collected unharmed with an insect catcher © georgeclerk / Getty Images There are 1,000…
Spider catchers for the home: How to collect insects alive
Save animals It’s so easy to catch spiders (alive) and put them outside Spiders can be collected unharmed with an insect catcher © georgeclerk / Getty Images There are 1,000…
Horsehair worm: How a worm turns praying mantises into zombies – Knowledge
He exploits others all his life: as a larva, he comes to land hitching a ride on aquatic insects. There he waits until a praying mantis eats him. It nests…
How a parasite steals genes from its host – knowledge
He exploits others all his life: as a larva, he comes to land hitching a ride on aquatic insects. There he waits until a praying mantis eats him. It nests…
Bed bugs – detect, fight, protect yourself – health
From Paris to Berlin: there are a lot of bed bugs in big cities again. What if you also fear them in your bedroom at home? About a characteristic bite…
Nature in Bavaria: Landscape conservation associations fight against the death of insects – Bavaria
Konrad Schinkinger loves flower meadows. And not just because they are so colorful and bloom all summer long. “The image of such flower meadows is so unobtrusive, so harmonious, there…
What to do if wasps are annoying? – Knowledge
Biologist Seirian Sumner has observed and researched the unpopular insects for years. That’s why she knows exactly what to do when the animals start buzzing around the tables again. Hardly…
Red fire ant detected for the first time in Europe – Knowledge
They originally come from South America, and have lived in the USA since the 1930s. Through trade and tourism, the animals also reached many other countries such as Japan, China,…