Insect (including Butterfly) Articles

• Animals
  Fisheries
  Extinction
  Marine Biology
  Spiders and Ticks
  Evolutionary Biology
   
  

  Arthropod

  Arthropods (phylum Arthropoda) are the largest phylum of animals and include the insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and others. More than 80% of described living animal species are arthropods, with ... > more
• Spiders and Ticks
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Animals
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Mating and Breeding
   
  

  Black widow spider

  The black widow spider (Latrodectus spp.) is a spider notorious for its neurotoxic venom. It is a large widow spider found throughout the world and commonly associated with urban habitats or ... > more
• Fish
  Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Human Biology
  Fisheries
  Genes
   

  Antifreeze protein

  Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) and Antifreeze glycoproteins (AFGPs) are produced as a specialised adaptation by certain fish, insects, plants and bacteria. AFPs and AFGPs are capable of lowering the ... > more
• Food
  Invasive Species
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Food and Agriculture
   
  

  Honey

  Honey is significantly sweeter than table sugar and has attractive chemical properties for baking. Honey has a distinctive flavor which leads some people to prefer it over sugar and other sweeteners. ... > more
• Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Invasive Species
  Birds
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
   
  

  Carbofuran

  Carbofuran is one of the most toxic carbamate pesticides. It is marketed under the trade names Furadan, by FMC Corporation and Curater, among several others. It is used to control insects in a wide ... > more
• Rainforests
  Trees
  Forest
  Wildfires
  Nature
  Sustainability
   
  

  Logging

  Logging is the process in which trees are felled (cut down) usually as part of a timber harvest. Timber is harvested to supply raw material for the wood products industry including logs for sawmills ... > more
• Nervous System
  Neuroscience
  Perception
  Psychology Research
  Healthy Aging
  Developmental Biology
   

  Olfaction

  Olfaction, the sense of odor (smell), is the detection of chemicals dissolved in air (or in water, by animals that live under water). In vertebrates smells are sensed by the olfactory epithelium ... > more
• Organic
  Soil Types
  Botany
  Agriculture and Food
  Endangered Plants
  Sustainability
   

  Organic lawn management

  Organic lawn management is the practice of establishing and caring for a garden lawn without the use of chemical inputs such as pesticides or artificial fertilisers. The garden lawn is a place where ... > more
• Agriculture and Food
  Food and Agriculture
  Cows, Sheep, Pigs
  Animals
  Zoology
  Veterinary Medicine
   
  

  Livestock

  Livestock are domesticated animals intentionally reared in an agricultural setting to make produce such as food or fibre, or for their labour. Livestock include pigs, cattle, goats, deer, sheep, yaks ... > more
• Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Seeds
  Nature
  Mating and Breeding
  Agriculture and Food
   
  

  Flower

  A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants. The flower structure contains the plant's reproductive organs, and its function is to produce ... > more

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