Their long “stingers” are actually delicate egg-laying organs incapable of harming humans.
Parasitoid wasps are among the most fascinating and complex insects in the natural world, occupying a strange middle ground between predators and parasites. Unlike ordinary parasites, which typically avoid killing their hosts, parasitoids ultimately destroy the organisms they inhabit. The term “parasitoid” was created in the early twentieth century to distinguish this lifestyle from conventional parasitism.
Researchers at the Okinawa Churashima Foundation in Japan, found that a coconut crab’s pinching power corresponds with its size — and that force was tremendous.
The Coconut Crab (Birgus latro), also known as the robber crab or palm thief, belongs to the family Coenobitidae within the order Decapoda. Despite their name, they are not true crabs but are more closely related to hermit crabs.
The garbage men of Earth’s eco-systems.
Millipedes are a group of arthropods[1] that are characterized by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name derived from this feature.
