Biology

In the analysis of bee and wasp sting venom, twenty substances preside. Wasp venom comprises different amounts of each of the ingredients found in honey bee venom listed below. The type of wasp and how the insect injects its venom…
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There are three types of snakes native to the UK: the grass snake, the adder and the smooth snake, but none of these species is found throughout the whole of the UK. There are no wild snakes of any type…
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Butterflies and moths all have overlapping scales on their two pairs of wings and this is the meaning of their group name, Lepidoptera (lepido = scaley, pteron = wing).  Under the scales, the wings are transparent and veined, as in other…
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As anyone who has seen a firefly knows, some living organisms are capable of producing and emitting light from within their own bodies. This is known as bioluminescence. Unlike many other common sources of light, bioluminescence creates light but does…
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Migration is typified as the movement of a large number of animals into a common location. It is also a very prolific occurrence in many different animal orders, and serves a number of different adaptive purposes There are also different…
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The African Lion is essentially a plains animal, but moves into other areas when food or circumstances affect its needs. It is a large cat which cannot retract its claws, and left alone with nature, is dependent on the wandering…
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There are over a hundred thousand species of true flies in the world and as varied as they are, they all share an important characteristic:  all have only two membranous wings.  The second pair of wings have been altered into…
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Sand tiger sharks (also known as grey nurse sharks) are relatively placid sharks, but their offspring are scarier than anything seen in the movies.  Unlike most sharks, sand tiger sharks give birth instead of lay eggs.  Although dozens of baby…
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While morphing may seem like fantasy, its meaning still exists in our dictionary. It is not unrealistic to our future scientific discoveries. In fact, the world’s knowledge of science has already begun to sprout into changing the human body. Small…
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Of all African wildlife, elephants have the most complex of social structures. Some of their actions have been compared to humans, especially when other members of their herd have been affected by disease or injury. Often referred to as the…
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