Insect (including Butterfly) Articles

• Trees
  Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Nature
  Pests and Parasites
  Agriculture and Food
   
  

  Deciduous

  In botany, deciduous plants, principally trees and shrubs, are those that lose all of their foliage for part of the year. In some cases, the foliage loss coincides with winter in temperate or polar ... > more
• Food and Agriculture
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Endangered Plants
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Food
   
  

  Tomato

  The tomato is a short-lived perennial plant, grown as an annual plant, typically growing to 1-3 m tall, with a weakly woody stem that usually scrambles over other plants. There are a great many ... > more
• Animals
  Wild Animals
  Mammals
  Fish
  Zoology
  Marine Biology
   
  

  Carnivore

  A carnivore is an animal that eats a diet consisting mainly of meat, whether it comes from live animals or dead ones (scavenging). Some animals are considered carnivores even if their diets contain ... > more
• Sports Medicine
  Fisheries
  Triglycerides
  Animals
  Food and Agriculture
  Obesity
   
  

  Crab

  The term crab is often applied to several different groups of short (nose to tail) decapod crustaceans with thick exoskeletons, but only members of the Brachyura are true crabs; other taxa, such as ... > more
• Food and Agriculture
  Agriculture and Food
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Endangered Plants
   
  

  Maize

  Maize,also known as corn, is a cereal grain that was domesticated in Mesoamerica. The domestication of maize is of particular interest to researchers - especially archaeologists, geneticists, ... > more
• Fish
  Marine Biology
  Sea Life
  Fisheries
  Invasive Species
  Wild Animals
   
  

  Bioluminescence

  Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism as the result of a chemical reaction during which chemical energy is converted to light energy. Bioluminescence may be ... > more
• Mammals
  Animals
  Nature
  Endangered Animals
  Invasive Species
  Wild Animals
   
  

  American Black Bear

  The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), also known as simply the black bear or cinnamon bear, is the most common bear in North America. Black bears prefer forested and shrubby areas but use wet ... > more
• Marine Biology
  Sports Medicine
  Sea Life
  Fish
  New Species
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Mollusca

  The molluscs or mollusks are the large and diverse phylum Mollusca, which includes a variety of familiar creatures well-known for their decorative shells or as seafood. These range from tiny snails, ... > more
• Birds
  Bird Flu Research
  Food and Agriculture
  Bird Flu
  Animals
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Chicken

  A chicken is a type of domesticated bird which is often raised as a type of poultry. It is believed to be descended from the wild Asian Red Junglefowl. Chickens are the most common bird in the ... > more
• Extinction
  Endangered Animals
  Endangered Plants
  New Species
  Nature
  Exotic Species
   
  

  Extinction

  In biology and ecology, extinction is the cessation of existence of a species or group of taxa, reducing biodiversity. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last ... > more

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