Newly described bone collector caterpillars build a silken case around their bodies and adorn it with dead insect body parts ...

New Mexico will have to watch the news to see the Eastern United States swarm, but listen for the plains, scrub and the ...

Even in death, cacti serve. Their decaying stems create nutrient-rich shelters for insects and arachnids. 2. They survive in tropics and freezing mountains With their thick and spiny exteriors ...

an insect the properties of which have been known since the earlier part of the 16th century It exists wild in the woods, or upon cultivated tracks of the Cactus opuntia, grown to afford a snpport ...

The iconic Saguaro cactus is struggling as heat and drought intensify in Arizona. With record-setting summers in 2020, 2023 and 2024, scientists at the Desert Botanical Garden are noticing unusual ...