It's a unusually cruel fate even in the twisted world of spider sex: When male dark fishing spiders copulate, they die -- death is the unavoidable consequence of the mechanism by which males transfer sperm to females.
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Membrane that protects eggs from drying out freed critters from need to stay close to water.
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→ The extraembryonic serosa protects the insect egg against desiccation http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/280/1764/20131082
Il s'agit d'un cafard luminescent, une caractéristique physique plus connue chez certains insectes comme les lucioles ou les taupins. Ce spécimen unique a été observé une seule fois en 1939 aux abords du stratovolcan Tungurahua en Equateur. Il n'avait fait l'objet d'aucune classification jusqu'en 2012. Il est probable que cette espèce soit aujourd'hui éteinte puisque le lieu de sa découverte a été détruit par une éruption en 2010.
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An international group of prominent scientists has signed The Cambridge Declaration of Consciousness in which they are proclaiming their support for the idea that animals are conscious and aware to the degree that humans are — a list of animals...
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The neural substrates of emotions do not appear to be confined to cortical structures. In fact, subcortical neural networks aroused during affective states in humans are also critically important for generating emotional behaviors in animals. Artificial arousal of the same brain regions generates corresponding behavior and feeling states in both humans and non-human animals. Wherever in the brain one evokes instinctual emotional behaviors in non-human animals, many of the ensuing behaviors are consistent with experienced feeling states, including those internal states that are rewarding and punishing. Deep brain stimulation of these systems in humans can also generate similar affective states. Systems associated with affect are concentrated in subcortical regions where neural homologies abound. Young human and nonhuman animals without neocortices retain these brain-mind functions.
Furthermore, neural circuits supporting behavioral/electrophysiological states of attentiveness, sleep and decision making appear to have arisen in evolution as early as the invertebrate radiation, being evident in insects and cephalopod mollusks (e.g., octopus).
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SUR LE MÊME SUJET :
→ [2010] Une preuve de plus que le poulpe est un animal intelligent ! http://le-terrier-de-meghann.over-blog.com/article-une-preuve-de-plus-que-le-poulpe-est-un-animal-intelligent-49502560.html
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Le site officiel du ministère chargé de la santé
Début de la surveillance estivale le 1er mai, mesures mises en œuvre et dispositif de communication.
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Pour toute information complémentaire, un dossier complet avec les outils disponibles pour le grand public et les professionnels de santé figure sur le site internet du ministère de la santé, dossiers dengue et chikungunya et notamment :
Informations sur les zones endémiques et les conseils aux voyageurs : Le site de l’Institut de veille sanitaire Le site du ministère des affaires étrangères
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A Sperm Bank for Better BeesOne way to combat colony collapse disorder? Genetically diversify the bee population.
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(via Passeur de Sciences http://passeurdesciences.blog.lemonde.fr/2013/06/14/la-selection-scientifique-de-la-semaine-no-75/)
"The best part of traveling with a group of biologists in a place like the Cheringoma Plateau is the impossibility of ever being bored. Not only can you witness hilarious and exotic injuries (where ..." [Image] Opened corridors of the Melissotarsus (probably M. emeryi) colony within the wood of Knobthorn (Acacia nigrescens). The yellow objects are diaspidid scale insects, which the ants raise for their meat. (via Twitter https://twitter.com/ZombieAntGuy/status/342645604457013248)
Can biology beat the mosquito?
For every advance in malaria prevention, the Machiavellian insect has an answer. But the situation is not hopeless…
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A new species of scorpion Tityus (Atreus) crassicauda has been discovered from the extraordinarily biodiversity rich region of the Ecuadorian Andes. The intriguing new species is classed as medium sized, but still around the Impressive 5 cm in length. It is distinguished by reddish brown overall coloration, broken by peculiar decoration of 3 longitudinal brown stripes , separated by yellow zones. The study was published in the open access journal Zookeys.
Today, we have a guest post from ant biologist, Clint Penick. Clint joined our team back in January and has hit the ground running with research in NYC and North Carolina. He has a particular fascination with biomimicry.
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En quoi les fourmilières sont semblables à nos propres maisons ?
Enseignants Le service éducation du Palais de la découverte vous propose les documents pédagogiques suivants :
• Dossier pour les enseignants • Livret de visite pour les élèves
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W.A.S. Biodiversity: European Carabid (Ground beetle) (Coleoptera, Carabidae) 1096 HD Photos!
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, approximately 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe.
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I am pleased to announce one of my photographs is on the cover of the most recent issue of Cell. And not just for any old research story, either. This one involves the citrus mealybug Planococcus citri and a Russian doll progression of microbes that live inside other microbes inside the insect. It’s a real mind-bender about how evolution mixes and matches parts.
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→ Horizontal Gene Transfer from Diverse Bacteria to an Insect Genome Enables a Tripartite Nested Mealybug Symbiosis http://www.cell.com/retrieve/pii/S0092867413006466
INSPECTION ACADEMIQUE DU CHER
Apiscope : Faire des sciences autrement. Une ruche dans la classe pour observer le comportement des abeilles et l'évolution dans le temps de leur société. C'est l'occasion de mettre en œuvre des démarches d'investigation à partir d'observations réalisées au quotidien. Un fichier pédagogique de mise en œuvre accompagne la ruche.
Mise en commun des ressources et compétences des instituts travaillant ensemble Augmentation exponentielle des demandes d'installations d'Apiscopes dans le département du Cher, la région Centre, en France et à l'international (Moldavie, Slovénie, Espagne, Belgique...)
• Nombre d'élèves et niveau(x) concernés :
Tous les niveaux de la maternelle petite section au master 2.
À ce jour : - primaire : 450 élèves - secondaire : 170 élèves - supérieur : 120 étudiants - hôpital : 20 élèves
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Laura Trompette : Des neuroscientifiques ont fait une révélation des plus bouleversantes: les animaux auraient bel et bien une conscience, Via Bourdoncle
In a new TV series, Sir David Attenborough delves into the mysterious kingdom of bugs to capture never-before-seen footage of Cockroach Wasps, Ogre-Faced Spiders and other creepy crawlies in Africa and Australia.
L'IBP est un outil simple et rapide pour évaluer la biodiversité forestière de parcelles boisées et les améliorations possibles.
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agrodoc_ouest's curator insight,
June 12, 2013 8:39 AM
Cette base de données regroupe différents centres documentaires inscrits dans le domaine de le réseau des professionnels de la nature en zone de montagne ou de littoral Source : http://aldebaran.revues.org/6189
DocBiodiv's comment,
June 17, 2013 10:45 AM
Le lien actualisé vers le portail documentaire : bases de données (3 PNR, 7 parcs nationaux, Conservatoire du littoral, Aten) et annuaire des centres de doc du réseau : aten.superdoc.com
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Rubriques et auteurs en séries dans Insectes, depuis le n° 100 Art et insectes - Captures et collections - Eux aussi, ils aiment les insectes - Fiche d'élevage - Fiche pédagogique - Histoires d'entomologistes - Insectes pollinisateurs - Le jardin des insectes - Les insectes du jardin naturel - Les mots de l'entomologie - Les petites bêtes dans l'histoire - Parlez-vous entomo ? - Pour en finir avec les insectes - Traces d'insectes - Un insecte à la page.
Walked outside today and found this little guy guiding a roach to his nest. I had heard about these before, but had never seen it until now. I think this is an Emerald Cockroach Wasp (Ampulex compressa), but according to wikipedia they're found mostly "in tropical regions of South Asia, Africa and the Pacific islands" This one was outside my house in Brazil. Anyway, the wasp stings the roach turning it into a zombie of sorts and then grabs it by the antennae to lead it back to it's nest where it lays an egg inside the live roach. [Ampulex compressa, Hymenoptera, Ampulicidae] ___________________________________________________________________ http://ed.ted.com/lessons/parasite-tales-the-jewel-wasp-s-zombie-slave-carl-zimmer
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SUR ENTOMONEWS From www.gurumed.org - January 10, 2013 12:40 AM :
The Viceroy Butterfly (Limenitis archippus) is a North American butterfly with a range from the Northwest Territories along the eastern edges of the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada mountains, southwards into central Mexico.
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→ Vice-roi (papillon) Basilarchia (Limenitis) archippus http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice-roi_%28papillon%29
« Le Vice-roi, (Basilarchia (Limenitis) archippus), est un insecte lépidoptère de la famille des Nymphalidae, de la sous-famille des Limenitidinae et du genre Basilarchia. Il se présente comme un mime du Monarque.»
New study reveals how bumblebees steal birds' nests
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→ Warning signals confer advantage to prey in competition with predators: bumblebees steal nests from insectivorous birds http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs00265-013-1553-2.pdf
VIDÉO :
→ Bumblebee evicts tits http://www.alphagalileo.org/AssetViewer.aspx?AssetId=75117&CultureCode=en
Two scientists, countless insects, and a quest to unravel the mysterious mating rituals of the genus Magicicada.
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How do ants know when another ant is dead? Play a little trick on them by creating an artificial corpse — a zombie ant from the living dead. What did the most eminent ant scholar find out? Hint: It stinks! |
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→ Spontaneous male death and monogyny in the dark fishing spider
http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/9/4/20130113