Sightings of one of UK's rarest insects triple

Sightings of one of the UK's rarest insects have tripled. The green forest hoverfly, distinctive for its metallic green and ...
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Rare, Fragile, and Expensive: Why Some Giant Stick Insects Sell for Over $1,000

Rare giant stick insects now command market prices exceeding $1,000 for a single adult. These massive insects possess a fragile physiology that contradicts their imposing physical size. Some giant ...
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Prague Zoo breeds world’s heaviest flightless insect for first time in Czechia

Prague Zoo has successfully bred the Lord Howe Island stick insect (dryococelus australis), considered the heaviest flightless insect in the world. Adults can grow up to 15 centimetres long and are ...
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Researchers sound alarm after making concerning discovery about rare Antarctic insect: 'They are getting into the system'

Experts from the University of Kentucky have found evidence of microplastics in the bodies of an insect in Antarctica. In the study, published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, the ...