# insects

Stories tagged: insects

A focused topic hub for insects with story cards, country paths, and related topics that help people and crawlers explore the subject properly.

🇵🇪 Peru

Peru grants legal rights to stingless bees, a world first for insects

Two municipalities in the Peruvian Amazon have granted native stingless bees legal rights, making them the first insects in the world to hold such status. The rulings, passed in the towns of Moyobamba and San Martín...

Breakthroughs Mongabay 1w ago

Countries covering insects

🇦🇺 Australia 3 🇧🇷 Brazil 1 🇵🇪 Peru 1

Stem nesting bees face greater heat risk in Australia

Some of Australia’s native bees may be far more vulnerable to climate change than others, and the key differen

Wild Discoveries Science Daily Top 1w ago

🇦🇺 Australia

Three New Planking Mantis Species Found in Australia and PNG

Three new species of praying mantis have been discovered in Australia and Papua New Guinea, and they do someth

Wild Discoveries Mongabay 2w ago

🇧🇷 Brazil

Gold Mining in the Amazon Wipes Out Dung Beetle Populations

Gold mining in the Amazon does more than scar the landscape. It also wipes out the insects that keep the fores

Wild Discoveries Mongabay 3w ago

🇦🇺 Australia

Crickets Groom Injured Antennae Like Dogs Nurse Paws, Study Finds

Crickets stroke and groom a sore antenna in the same way a dog nurses its hurt paw. That is the finding of new

Wild Discoveries The Guardian World 6w ago