The 11th species of an endemic Australian wasp genus
As well as an interest in all insects, Flinders biological sciences Ph.D. Ben Parslow has a fascination for wasps.
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News tagged with wasps
Little wasp bodies means little wasp brain regions, study shows
A new Drexel University study comparing brain size to body size shows that just because you've evolved to have a big brain, some regions of your brain may not have kept up.
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Jan 3, 2018
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Animal coloration research: On the threshold of a new era
In the last 20 years, the field of animal coloration research has experienced explosive growth thanks to numerous technological advances, and it now stands on the threshold of a new era.
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Aug 3, 2017
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Defensive bacterial symbionts of fruit flies attack ribosomes of parasitic wasps
Bacteria of the Spiroplasma genus produce toxic, ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) that appear to protect their symbiotic host flies against parasitic wasps, according to new research published in PLOS Pathogens.
Ecology
Jul 6, 2017
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Deal or no deal—animals who assist with parenting may simply be playing the market
For centuries evolutionary biologists have been considering a difficult question: why do some animals 'choose' not to have children and instead help others rear their young? Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of ...
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Jun 30, 2017
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Wasp venom holds clues on how genes get new jobs
Amid the incredible diversity of living things on our planet, there is a common theme. Organisms need to acquire new genes, or change the functions of existing genes, in order to adapt and survive.
Biotechnology
Jun 22, 2017
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Is it sometimes OK to cheat? Wasps that do not pollinate figs may flourish when they go unpunished
When both partners benefit from a relationship—be they husband and wife or pollinator and flower—the relationship is known as a mutualism. But sometimes partners do not deliver their side of the bargain while still reaping ...
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Jun 20, 2017
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Sexually deceptive spider orchids fool wasps
Scientists at The University of Western Australia, in collaboration with researchers from The Australian National University, have uncovered the chemical compounds used by a species of spider orchid (Caladenia) to sexually ...
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May 5, 2017
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Study settles debate over origins of ants and bees
Ants and bees – which by all appearances seem so different – are creepy-crawly cousins, according to new research published in a recent issue of Current Biology.
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Apr 26, 2017
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Researchers create red-eyed mutant wasps
Researchers at UC Riverside's Akbari lab have brought a new strain of red-eyed mutant wasps into the world.
Biotechnology
Apr 19, 2017
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