The scientific study of insects.

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Modern reference for Kropotkin's lazy bees

I have been reading through Peter Kropotkin's Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution and he mentions a curious fact about bees (bolding by me for emphasis): predatory instincts and laziness continue to ...
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Why do ants dig surface paths?

A few days ago I observed a corridor built and used by ants that went over a path in fields: Why do they build it? It seems it doesn't bring any considerable protection from the surrounding ...
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What makes a cockroach able to survive in a sewer when there is a big weakness point for them: their respiratory hole

What makes a cockroach able to survive in a sewer when there is a big weakness point for them: their respiratory hole? I know that when i wipe soap water on their respiratory hole, later on, those ...