Kissing bugs are from the groups of insects commonly called assassin bugs. These arthropods are well known as the insects responsible for the spread of Chagas disease, though they don't actually give the disease to people through their bites (which are typically made around a person's mouth). There
Insects might seem annoying, but what happens if they all died off? Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/LifeNoggin Follow Us! https://twitter.com/LifeNoggin https://facebook.com/LifeNoggin https://www.instagram.com/lifenoggin Life Noggin is a weekly animated educational series. W
Aphids are fascinating animals. There are more than 4,000 living, classified species of aphids. In terms of their relationship to humans, aphids are often considered pests, however, there are some really cool features to these arthropods life cycles. For instance, aphids reproduce via parthenogenesi
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On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover moths. Not butterflies. Well sort of. You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles/ --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as possible, but we're only human; if you catch
Food can have all kinds of strange ingredients (Carmine, Gluten, Propylene Glycol, Shellac...) if you take a close look. So the next time you're at a dinner party, be sure to share this video. Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/LifeNoggin Life Noggin is a weekly animated educational
Antlions are the things of nightmares. Apparently there are people who don't believe these animals exist, but they are absolutely real. Antlions are also known as doodbugs and they build pitfall traps for any would-be passersby insects who are unfortunate enough to fall in. At the center of these pe
On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover an animal with the ability to spray vinegar out its rear end. You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles CORRECTION: At 1:30 we mention "young invertebrates like lizards" - lizar
Bees may be the honey producing colony workers most people known and love, or they may be something else entirely! Considering there are somewhere around 20,000 classified species of bees (and even more who need classification), there's plenty of room for diversity among all the bee species. Scien
On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover the invertebrates who shed their exoskeleton as we introduce you to our arthropod playlist! You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles/ --- We always do what we can to be as acc
In North America, earthworms are an invasive species. They were brought over with colonizers thinking the worms would benefit the soil in the "new world." While earthworms can be quite helpful to the ground in which they live, they can also cause problems in certain ecosystems such as large northern
Bugs. We like to watch them buzzing around us. We watch their colours and wings when they stop on the flowers on the balcony or in the garden. Sometimes they also annoy us, for example when we want to eat in peace. Either way: A world without insects is unimaginable.
