Small but mighty: crabs take on the crown-of-thorns starfish
小的饥饿的螃蟹可能是为了拯救大堡礁而战的无名英雄,在控制破坏性的thorn骨王冠海星中发挥了关键作用。美国国家科学院论文集发表的新研究揭示了令人信服的证据表明捕食少年thorn王冠,提供[…]
‘Embrace the cringe’: at National History Day, kids impress judges by digging up the past
Witch trials, Radio Free Europe and Green Day were all fair game for middle- and high-school competitors, who got their hands dirty for the sake of learning a full history – thorns and allIt only took 10 minutes for the trio of eighth-grade girls to recount the life story of Carol Ruckdeschel, the a
A master in disguise? The rediscovery of Misumena bicolor Simon, 1875 (Araneae: Thomisidae)
伪装大师?Misumena bicolor Simon, 1875 的重新发现(蜘蛛目:Thomisidae)摘要Misumena bicolor Simon, 1875 是一种神秘的物种,仅从在法国科西嘉岛采集的雄性正模标本中得知,自首次描述以来一直难以捉摸。在本研究中,我们根据雄性材料报告了来自撒丁岛(意大利)和巴伐利亚(德国)的 M. bicolor 新发现,大大扩展了其已知的分布。采用包括形态学和 COI(条形码)分析的综合分类学方法,我们确认 M. bicolor 是一个有效物种。由于 M. bicolor 的雄性显然具有独特的颜色,我们利用来自各个自然门户网站的摄影观察结果来补充已