It depends on silvery lupine (Lupinus argenteus) for larval development and has a unique mutualistic relationship with Lasius ponderosae ants—providing them honeydew in exchange for protection.

S. curiosolus larvae being attended to by Lasius ponderosae ants. Credit: MacDonald et al. It is likely that the two species are not even reproductively compatible, meaning S. curiosolus may be on its ...

Butterflies are some of the world’s most beautiful insects, and there are a lot of them. Researchers believe there are up to 17,500 species of butterflies globally, which come in practically every ...

Following an investigation, Sean McFetridge, of Lasius Drive, Coxheath, was arrested on Sunday (April 27). The 42-year-old was later charged with two counts of robbery and appeared before Medway ...

Image via Pixabay. Before this recent discovery, several insect species held impressive longevity records. The queen of the black garden ant (Lasius niger) has been documented living up to 28-30 years ...

For the 20th year, Morehead State University held its Annual Celebration of Student Scholarship on Wednesday, April 16. The event highlights students' academic research and creative work under the ...

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The study focused on the black garden ant (Lasius niger), a common species found throughout Europe. These ants live in colonies that frequently interact with neighboring groups as they forage for food ...

Little is known about the invasive beetle called Euwallacea Interjectus, but it joins two other invasive shothole borer beetles already known to exist in California. More beetles, killing more ...

SEASON NEVER SEEMS TO END THAT COULD BE A BIG PROBLEM.. (:20 A NEW INSECT IN CALIFORNIA KNOWN AS EUWALLACEA INTERJECTUS IT'S A THIRD SPECIES OF SHOT HOLE BORER THAT WASN'T PRESENT IN CALIFORNIA IN ...

But some worker ants appear to have a workaround for that. When exposed to a pathogen, black garden ants (Lasius niger) tinkered with their nest layout in ways that could slow the spread of ...

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