One cannot help but be simply interested in jellyfish, one of the mysteries of the deep seas. Many have heard of an immortal jellyfish that has literally cheated death hence its name. Their physical attributes are some of the simplest yet remarkable ones of all living organisms. One can get jellyfish tanks and keep this ...
Jellyfishes are truly remarkable creatures. Abstract looking, translucent, glowing they are really one of the most beautiful inhabitants of seas and oceans. And the fact that most of their body consists of water is really interesting. However there are some kinds of jellyfish that aren't so attractive on the outside, but their anatomy is also ...
We all are bitten or stung by insects every now and then - we are just too plentiful a source of food for insects to ignore. However, some individuals react fairly unfavourably to an insect bite, whereas others do not appear be all that much troubled by them. The most widespread insect bites are from ...
The problem with general insect repellent is that no one insect repellent will repel all insects. There are so many different species of insects that nothing will deter them all. Some insects in some areas for instance have been especially focused, like bed bugs in New York, and so they have built up a tolerance ...
Adding labels to antibodies is a challenging and time-consuming process. Over-labeling may cause target antibodies to become inactive and insoluble, while under-labeling reduces the sensitivity of an assay. By obtaining custom antibody labeling, researchers will save both time and money, and will eliminate costly mistakes. ...
Many gardeners and even commercial crop growers are very satisfied with themselves if they take a step back from using chemical insecticides and revert to using natural, old-fashioned pesticides. And it is true, they have, but did you know that there is yet another step back too? A step backward in time that does not ...
The study of insects is known as entomology. Entomology is a sub-section of biology and is one of the oldest sciences. Man has studied the habits of insects, usually with a view to eradicating them, since the first plague of locusts landed on early farmers' crops tens of thousands of years ago. However, entomology was ...
There are more than 3,500 species of the mosquito and they have been about for over 30 million years. The word mosquito derives from the Spanish and Portuguese word for little fly. They are similar to crane flies and chironomid flies. Mosquitoes are a member of the Culicidae family, which means midge or gnat. ...
In the late summer of 1999, there was an epidemic of encephalitis and meningitis in New York. Initially, all the victims came from an eight square kilometer region centered on Queens and the Bronx. ...