Tag: insects
Nosferatu spider: How climate change attracts insects – podcast “important today”
Podcast “important today” The Nosferatu spider was just the beginning: How climate change is attracting more and more insects The Nosferatu spider, which originated in the Mediterranean region, has meanwhile…
Founded Lobby Association for Insects – Politics
The creepy-crawlies are now speaking up. And they have no good news to announce. “We have less and less living space to raise our offspring,” says the dragonfly, swaying its…
Bees arrange numbers from left to right – Mental number sequence also proven in insects
From small to large: bees, like people and birds, arrange numbers according to a mental number series, as an experiment has shown. Accordingly, the insects spatially associate small numbers with…
Insect bite triggers accident with three injured – Bavaria
According to the police near Ansbach, an insect bite caused a traffic accident with three injuries. A driver hit the driver’s side of an oncoming car on federal highway 13…
Leaf blower: does it have to be? – Knowledge
Autumn can be golden. But it can also be very loud. The caretaker from the neighboring settlement recently took out his leaf blower and “swept” the entrance area of an…
Who still reads Ernst Jiinger today? Especially men – culture
Ernst Jiinger was not a wimp. “He took cold baths every morning until old age, which was hard on him,” Rudolf Augstein stated admiringly in his obituary. The resilient attitude…
How many ants are there in the world? – Knowledge
What do humans and ants have in common? They are everywhere. There are ants on every continent. But despite their ubiquity, there is still a lot that is not known…
Insects: Estimate: Around 20 trillion ants colonize the earth
insects Estimate: Around 20 trillion ants colonize the earth An ant is sitting on the underside of a leaf. photo © Sina Schuldt/dpa Ants not only amaze with their enormous…
Rare mowing of meadows benefits insects – knowledge
Rare mowing primarily benefits insects that are considered useful: “If meadows are only mowed twice a year, this primarily benefits wild bees, butterflies and bugs,” says biologist Jens Rolff from…
Should you fight ants in the house and garden? – style
In midsummer, the home and garden are invaded by armies of ants, as well as by new invasive species due to the rising temperatures. Should you fight them – and…