About Insects

Mealworms: a stable feed for reptiles, amphibians, birds and fish; a possible key to reducing the plastic choking our ecosystems; a healthy, environmentally friendly, and easy to raise source of protein which may aid in reducing world-hunger. Sounds good, but what is a mealworm? For a start...

 It’s long been observed scorpions are fluorescent under ultraviolet light.  This is most observable under black lights, however, scorpions glow dimly under the moonlight as well.  The fluorescence is a result of a chemical reaction which occurs in the hyaline layer of the scorpion’s outermost...

Although in the west the thought of consuming a hard-shelled, venomous and sinister looking arachnid is regarded with apparent dismay, in many Asian countries Manchurian scorpions and their kin are readily consumed as a delicacy.  It’s not inherently preposterous to favor the consumption of such...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1532005853448{margin-top: -10px !important;}"][vc_column css=".vc_custom_1532006151864{margin-top: 12px !important;margin-bottom: 24px !important;}"][vc_column_text]The term weaver ant refers to a diverse genus (Oecophylla) of tropical arboreal (tree-dwelling) ants which inhabit Southeast Asia, Australia and the Philippines. Weaver ants are usually green, yellow or...

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