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Wasps, Hornets, and Bees Deliver Painful Stings


Stinging insects like wasps, hornets, and bees can ruin summer picnics and barbeques. They are annoying for most people, but some individuals are actually allergic to their venom, making the sting of one of those insects a potentially life threatening event. The stinging wasp is probably best known, but there are actually around 75,000 species of this type of stinging insect, most of them are parasitic. The stinging wasp is a very social insect. It relies heavily on a nest… Read more »

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Birds, Beaks, And The Ecosystem


It may be odd to think of birds as an apex predator in any environment, but the advantages of flight, warm-blooded metabolism, and lightweight feathers make it easy for avian species to adapt to any environment and thrive, often times quickly becoming the top predator in the food chain. In other instances, a bird species may become secondary to a primary consumer, but still serve as a valuable link in the ecosystem. Birds have an extraordinarily fast metabolism — greater… Read more »

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