Tag: light

Social insects like ants and termites have changed many of the rules of how scientists understand...

It's no secret that moths have an easy obsession - whether they're fluttering around the lightbulb on the porch or snuggling up to a...

Walk almost any street at night and it is likely to be well lit. This artificial light at night can affect the migration...

<img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-16042" data-attachment-id="16042" data-permalink="https://entomologytoday.org/2021/08/27/pm-pollinators-study-shines-light-nocturnal-insects-apple/armyworm-moth-mythimna-unipuncta/" data-orig-file="https://i1.wp.com/entomologytoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/armyworm-moth-mythimna-unipuncta.jpg?fit=1000%2C803&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1000,803" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 6","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1555106251","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"125","shutter_speed":"0.033333333333333","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="armyworm moth (Mythimna unipuncta) on apple flower" data-image-description="A study on apple pollination, published in July...

It is widely believed that rodents are functionally blind when their surroundings are illuminated with longer wavelength light that humans perceive as red. ...

SummaryMayfly massacres occur on bridges around the world every summer. Warm weather causes these aquatic insects to act as short-lived adults who are...

International Dark Sky Week will take place from April 5 to 12, 2021. The event always takes place in the week of the...

Biofluorescence is a property that allows some animals to glow under UV light, but rarely in mammals. New research shows springhares, tiny rodents native...