Insect (including Butterfly) Articles

• Invasive Species
  Drought
  Endangered Plants
  Botany
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  New Species
   
  

  Water hyacinth

  The seven species of water hyacinths comprise the genus Eichhornia of free-floating perennial aquatic plants native to tropical South America. One of the fastest growing plants known, water hyacinth ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Pests and Parasites
  Animals
  Mammals
  Zoology
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Louse

  Lice (singular: louse) (order Phthiraptera) are an order of over 3,000 species of wingless parasitic insects. Lice attach their eggs to their host's hair with specialized saliva which results in a ... > more
• Spiders and Ticks
  Animals
  Wild Animals
  Mating and Breeding
  New Species
  Insects (including Butterflies)
   
  

  Spider

  Spiders are predatory invertebrate animals with two body segments, eight legs, no chewing mouth parts and no wings. They are classified in the order Araneae, one of several orders within the larger ... > more
• Exotic Species
  Invasive Species
  Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Nature
  Trees
   
  

  Kudzu

  Kudzu is a climbing, woody or semi-woody, perennial vine capable of reaching heights of 20 - 30 m (66 - 98 ft) in trees, but also scrambles extensively over lower vegetation. Kudzu is sometimes ... > more
• Endangered Plants
  Botany
  Beer and Wine
  Nature
  New Species
  Pests and Parasites
   
  

  Pitcher plant

  Pitcher plants (or pitfall traps) are carnivorous plants whose prey-trapping mechanism features a deep cavity filled with liquid known as a pitfall trap. Foraging, flying or crawling insects such as ... > more
• Birds
  New Species
  Frogs and Reptiles
  Nature
  Bird Flu Research
  Zoology
   
  

  Hummingbird

  Hummingbirds are small birds in the family Trochilidae. They are distinguished by their ability to hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings, 15 to 80 times per second. They are named for the ... > more
• Lung Disease
  Lung Cancer
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Cystic Fibrosis
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Trachea

  Trachea is a common biological term for an airway through which respiratory air transport takes place in organisms. In terrestrial vertebrates, such as birds and humans, the trachea lets air move ... > more
• Endangered Plants
  Botany
  Nature
  Ecology Research
  Seeds
  Pests and Parasites
   

  Plant defense against herbivory

  Plants have evolved an enormous array of mechanical and chemical defenses against the animals that eat them. These tools allow plants to survive and reproduce in the same area as herbivores and act ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Animals
  Marine Biology
  Zoology
  Fisheries
  Behavioral Science
   
  

  Exoskeleton

  An exoskeleton, in contrast to an endoskeleton, is an external anatomical feature that supports and protects an animal's body. All arthropods (such as insects, spiders and crustaceans) and many other ... > more
• Zoology
  Animals
  Wild Animals
  New Species
  Mammals
  Endangered Animals
   
  

  Bat

  Bats are mammals in the order Chiroptera. Their most distingushing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammal capable of flight.There are estimated to be ... > more

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