Researchers report that a photonic film, composed of a micropyramid polymer matrix with ceramic particles and inspired by fluffs on the longicorn beetle that help the beetle regulate its temperature, ...

IN the notice of Ivar Trägårdh's paper on the pinesawyer pest in Sweden, which appeared in NATURE of April 5, page 546, doubt is expressed that longicorn beetles are attracted by means of their sense ...

Even for insects, wood is a tough food source as it contains hard substances such as cellulose. To help make wood more palatable, some wood-feeding insects are assisted by symbiotic microorganisms ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We have established a continuous cell line from the fat body tissue of the longicorn beetle Plagionotus christophi. The cells have been ...