Insectecology is the scientific study of how insect s , individually or as a community, interact with the surrounding Natural environment environment or ecosystem . ref name InsectEcology cite book title Insectecology an ecosystem approach last Schowalter first Timothy Duane edition 2 illustrated year 2006 publisher Academic Press isbn 9780120887729 page pages 572 url http books.google.co.in books?id 3PD6R AEvwEC accessdate 17 July 2010 ref rp 3 Insects play significant roles in the ecology of the world due to their vast diversity of form, function and life style their considerable biomass and their interaction with plant life, other organisms and the environment. Since they are the major contributor to biodiversity in the majority of habitats, except in the sea, they accordingly play a variety of extremely important ecological roles in the many functions of an eco system. Taking the case of nutrient recycling insects contribute to this vital function by degrading or consuming leaf litter , wood , carrion and feces dung and by dispersal of fungi . Insects form an important part of the food chain , especially for entomophagy entomophagous vertebrate s such as many mammal s, bird s, amphibian s and reptile s. Insects play an important role in maintaining community structure and composition in the case of animals by transmission of disease s, predation and parasitism , and in the case of plants, through phytophagy and by plant propagation through pollination and seed dispersal . ref cite book title The insects an outline of entomology last1 Gullan first1 P.J. last2 Cranston first2 P.S. year 2005 publisher Wiley Blackwell location edition 3 illustrated, revised isbn 9781405111133 ... Books. Accessed on 09 Jan 2010, ecology stub insect stub Category Insectecology hy ... title Ecology of insects concepts and applications last1 Speight first1 Martin R. last2 Hunter first2 ... rp 3 See Also portal Ecology Defense in insects Footnotes Reflist References aut Huffaker, Carl B. & Gutierrez ... more details
Insect winter ecology entails the overwinter survival strategies of insect s, which are in many respects ... differences in insect cold tolerance support from southern Africa. Functional Ecology ... Canada url http www.ducks.ca OHMIC english special survfrz.html DEFAULTSORT Insect Winter Ecology Category Insectecology Category Physiology Category Winter ... metabolically . The first, Insect migration migration , is a complete avoidance of the temperatures that pose a threat. If an insect cannot migrate, then it must stay and deal with the cold temperatures ... This definition allows for mass insect movements to be considered as migration. Perhaps the best known insect migration is that of the monarch butterfly . The monarch in North America migrates from ... and lowers heat loss. Another common winter migrant insect, found in much of North America, South ... an insect over winters varies across species, but can occur at any point of the life cycle i.e. ... by moulting. Functional Ecology 20 323 329 ref In addition to physical preparations for winter ... Avoiding Insect, Epiblema scudderiana. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 62 43 54 ref ... of Insect Antifreeze Proteins. The Journal of Experimental Zoology 219 267 270 ref which corresponds ... of some insect species to survive ice formation within their tissues. All insects are ectothermic ... of insect freeze tolerance. Biological Reviews 78 181 195 ref Freeze tolerance is also more prevalent ... Celatoblatta quinquemaculata . ref Sinclair BJ 2001 Field ecology of freeze tolerance interannual ... Life in the Cold An Introduction to Winter Ecology. Hanover, NH University Press of New England ref This allows the insect to moderate the rate of ice growth, adjust more slowly to the mechanical and osmotic ... may be produced by the insect, or by microorganisms that have become associated with the insects ... an ice nucleation event. Once freezing is initiated, ice will spread throughout the insect s body ... more details
unreferenced date April 2012 The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology icipe is an international scientific research institute, headquartered in Nairobi , Kenya which works towards improving lives and livelihoods of people in Africa. icipe was founded in 1970 by a renowned Kenyan entomologist, Thomas Odhiambo , with strong encouragement from Carl Djerassi , a professor of Chemistry at Stanford University . The center s main objective is to research and develop alternative and environmentally friendly pest organism pest and vector management strategies, that are effective, selective, non polluting, non resistance inducing, and which are affordable to resource limited rural and urban communities. icipe s mandate further extends to the conservation and utilization of the rich insect biodiversity found in Africa . Today, icipe is the only international center in sub Saharan Africa working primarily on arthropod s. icipe focuses on sustainable development using human health as the bases, and the environment as the foundation for sustainability. icipe works in a holisitic and integrated approach through a 4 H paradigm Human, Animal, Plant and Environmental Health, with the aim of improving the overall health of communities in tropical Africa by addressing the interlinked problems of poverty, poor health, low agricultural productivity and degradation of the environment. Human health icipe recognises that an increase in productivity depends on a healthy workforce. The institute considers that, in addition to burdening the health infrastructures, diseases such as malaria ... and Bernard L hr, The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology in Pesticide Outlook ... pests. Environmental health icipe s commercial insect technology packages are designed to assist communities ... for leadership roles in insect science, enhancing national capacities for technology diffusion ... DisplayArticleForFree.cfm?doi b108608c&JournalCode PO April 12, 2007 Kenya stub insect stub Category ... more details
Nicholson title Insect Physiological Ecology publisher Oxford University Press year 2004 location ...for the Breed 77 album Insects album pp move indef Automatic taxobox name Insect fossil range fossilrange 396 0 small Early Devonian ref name EngelGrim but see text Recent small image Insect collage.png ... a chitin ous exoskeleton , a three part body head , Thorax insect anatomy thorax , and abdomen ... group, the crustacean s. The life cycles of insects vary but most hatch from Egg biology eggs . Insect ... of Nymph biology nymph al stages. ref name mcgraw hill insect physiology McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science ... giant dragonflies with wingspans of 55 to 70 cm 22 28 in . The most diverse insect groups appear ... communicate with sounds Cricket insect crickets Stridulation stridulate , or rub their wings together .... ref cite encyclopedia url http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 289001 insect author Vincent Brian Wigglesworth title Insect work Encyclop dia Britannica online accessdate April 19, 2012 ref Many ... , respectively. Etymology The word insect dates back to 1600, from the Latin language Latin word ... translation of the Greek language Greek word lang el wikt or insect as in entomology ... also form the usual word for insect in Welsh language Welsh lang cy wikt trychfil trychfil , from lang ... number of species in the four most speciose insect orders fact date April 2012 scope col Described ... and physiology Main Insect morphology Insect physiology External File Insect anatomy diagram.svg right 300px thumb Insect morphology br A Head B Thorax C Abdomen br div style column count 2 1. Antenna ... tubes trunk with spiracle br 9. mesothorax br 10. metathorax br 11. insect wing forewing br 12. insect ... ganglion br 32. insect mouthparts mouthpart s br div . Insects have segmentation biology segment ..., a Thorax insect anatomy thorax , and an abdomen . ref cite web title O. Orkin Insect zoo url ... sets of variously modified appendages that form the insect mouthparts mouthpart s. The thorax ... more details
insect symbionts evolution in homeostatic fortresses journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution volume ... insect symbionts evolution in homeostatic fortresses journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution volume ...Other uses infobox title Ecology data1 File The Earth seen from Apollo 17.jpg 250px data2 File Hawk eating ... File Blue Linckia Starfish.JPG 90px data4 The scientific discipline of ecology addresses the full ... middle to aquatic ecosystem s. Ecology from lang el , house , study of is the science ... complex integrated wholes e.g., Community ecology communities . Ecosystems are sustained ... regenerative Spatial ecology spatial arrangement of types, forms, and interactions. Ecosystems create ... climate systems, and global biogeochemical cycles . Ecology is an interdisciplinary branch of biology , the study of life . The word ecology kologie was coined in 1866 by the German scientist ... ecology branched out of natural history and matured into a more rigorous natural sciences science ..., as it was introduced in 1859, is a pivotal cornerstone in modern ecological theory . Ecology ... of ecosystems, and The Abundance ecology abundance and distribution of biodiversity in context of the environment biophysical environment . Ecology is a human science as well. There are many practical applications of ecology in conservation biology , wetland management, natural resource management agriculture , forestry , fisheries , city planning urban ecology , community health , Ecological ... ecology . Ecosystems sustain every life supporting function on the planet, including climate regulation ..., forming Mosaic ecology mosaics of different age groups structured across a Landscape ecology ... a disturbed site and maturing in succession ecology successional stages leading to old growth forests . The scope of ecology covers a wide array of interacting levels of organization spanning ... Michalzik first2 B. last3 M ller first3 T. title Linking aphid ecology with nutrient fluxes in a coniferous ... more details
Insect biodiversity accounts for a large proportion of all biodiversity on the planet, with over 1,000,000 insect species described. Agriculture In agriculture agricultural ecosystem s, biodiversity is instrumentally important not only for the production of food, but for other ecological services as well, including the recycling of nutrient s, regulation of microclimate and local hydrological processes, suppression of undesirable organisms and detoxification of noxious chemicals. In the United States alone, pollination by bees accounts for over United States dollar US 9 billion of economic revenue . ref cite journal author W. S. Robinson, R. Nowogrodski & R. A. Morse. title Pollination parameters journal Gleanings in Bee Culture volume 117 year 1989 pages 148 152 ref According to some estimates, over of the human diet can be traced directly or indirectly to bee pollination . ref Cite book author S. E. McGregor title Insect pollination of cultivated crop plants publisher USDA Agriculture Handbook 496, Washington, D.C. year 1976 url http gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov book ref Losses of key pollinators have been reported in at least one region or country on every continent except ... Egyptian culture. Insect symbolism , such as the dung beetle portrayed as a Pottery potter , is seen ... of total insect diversity vary from 5 80 million species of insect. Beetles Coleoptera make up 40 of described insect species, but some entomologists suggest that fly flies Diptera and Hymenoptera wasp .... Insect conservation has been labeled in the past as a concern only for the affluent. The developing ... of insect collecting, the butterfly can retrieve up to US 2000. In 1978, the government of Papua New Guinea set up the Insect Farming and Trading Agency IFTA to regulate the exploitation and conservation of Queen Alexandra s Birdwing and other valuable butterflies. See also Insectecology References reflist DEFAULTSORT Insect Biodiversity Category Biodiversity Category Entomology ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Ecology is a broad biological science and can be divided into many sub disciplines using various criteria. Many of these fields overlap, complement and inform each other. Indeed, few of these disciplines exist in isolation. For example, the population ecology of an organism is a consequence of its behavioral ecology and intimately tied to its community ecology . Methods from molecular ecology might inform the study of the population, and all kinds of data are modeled and analyzed using quantitative ecology techniques. When discussing the study of a single species, a distinction is usually made between its biology and its ecology . For example, polar bear biology might include the study of the polar bear s physiology , morphology biology morphology , pathology and ontogeny , whereas polar bear ecology would include a study of its prey species, its population and metapopulation status, distribution, dependence on environmental conditions, etc. In that sense, there can be as many subdisciplines of ecology as there are species to study. Other criteria Ecology can also be classified on the basis of the primary kinds of organism under study, e.g. animal ecology , plant ecology , insectecology the biomes principally studied, e.g. forest ecology , grassland ecology , desert ecology , benthic ecology , marine ecology , urban ecology the geographic or climatic area, e.g. arctic ecology , tropical ecology the spatial scale under consideration, e.g. macroecology , landscape ecology the philosophical approach, e.g. systems ecology which adopts a holistic approach the methods used, e.g. molecular ecology . List of subdisciplines Specialized branches of ecology include, among others DEFAULTSORT Ecology Disciplines Category Ecology ... more details
by the availability of the resource items. All cases of long distance insect migration involve those that are winged. ref name cb57 cite journal title Insect Migration journal Annual Review of Entomology ... the ground. The air speeds in this region are typically lower than the flight speed of the insect ... 1974 Insect migration, flight periodicity and the. boundary layer. J. Anim. EcoL 43 225 238. ref Many ... of habitats, host plants and mates. Researches on Population Ecology 36, 127 135. ref Migration ... . A flying insect needs to make corrections for crosswinds. ref name Srygley Srygley, R.B., Oliveira ... known. The Bogong moth is a native insect of Australia that is known to migrate to cooler climates ... and thus not fulfilling some definitions of insect migration. There are however some populations ... of Africa. ref name cb57 Odonata Dragonflies are among the longest distance insect migrants ... Do dragonflies migrate across the western Indian Ocean? journal Journal of Tropical Ecology volume ... more details
Scale Insect Forum http entomology.ifas.ufl.edu fasulo woodypest scales.htm Scales of southerastern ... scale.htm Phoenicoccus marlatti , red date scale References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Scale Insect Category Hemiptera Category Scale insects Category Agricultural pest insects Category Insect pests of ornamental plants Category Insect pests of tropical forests ca Cotxinilla cs ervci de Schildl use es Coccoidea ... more details
Insect Queen refers to comic book characters from two different publishers Insect Queen DC Comics , refers to primary versions of this character Insect Queen Amalgam Comics , refers to the version of this character as used by Amalgam Comics a joint venture between DC and Marvel . SIA comics ... more details
Insect Repellent Category Hiking equipment Category Household chemicals Category Insectecology ...File Katorisenkou.jpg thumb right 150px A mosquito coil An insect repellent is a substance applied to skin, clothing, or other surfaces which discourages insect s and arthropod s in general from landing or climbing on that surface. There are also insect repellent products available based on sound production ... ref Insect repellents help prevent and control the outbreak of Vector epidemiology insect borne ... , and mosquito and the arachnid tick . Common insect repellents Birch tree bark is traditionally ... often found in Perfume synthetic perfumes ref http www.docstoc.com docs 55017187 Insect Repellents Patent 6660288 Insect Repellents Patent 6660288 ref ref http www.freepatentsonline.com EP1119250.html ... Kokoda insect repellent.jpg thumb right upright A popular post WWII Australian brand of insect repellent ... Efficacy of Insect Repellents against Mosquito Bites year 2002 journal N Engl J Med volume ... lived in their effectiveness, since essential oils can evaporate completely. A test of various insect ... regarding Insect Repellents publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention date 8 May 2008 ref ... http www.cdc.gov ncidod dvbid westnile qa insect repellent.htm title Insect Repellent Use and Safety ... Mohd. Zaki, Development of environment friendly insect repellents from the leaf oils of selected ... with insect repellent use on children and pregnant women Children may be at greater risk for adverse .... ref http www.health.ny.gov publications 2737 Health Advisory Tick and Insect Repellents , Information ... to country. Some insect repellents are not recommended for use on younger children. ref name ... insect repellent for 60 years. However, the EPA also states that citronella may irritate skin ... as Personal Insect Repellents work Responsible Pesticide Use date 17 September 2004 isbn 978 0 662 ... to as the Biocidal Products Directive, has severely limited the number and type of insect repellents ... more details
Ecology . London and New York Graham, S.A. 1933. The influence of civilization on insect fauna of forests. Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. , 26 497 503 Hubbard, H.G. 1898. Insect life in Florida caves. Proc ...morefootnotes article date February 2008 Caves are perhaps the most distinct and well defined of insect habitats . A number of insects are permanent habitual inhabitants of caves, characterized by marked specializations for the extreme conditions. These are the true cavernicole species. Most caverniculous insect species are severely restricted wholly to certain caves or occur in generally similar caves of the same region. Some cave insects such as grasshoppers and Collembola are, however, rather widely distributed and may be found in caves in different areas. ref name 1982 Wilson cite journal last Wilson first J.M. year 1982 title A review of world Troglopedetini Collembola including an identification table and descriptions of new species journal Cave Science Transactions of the British Cave Research Association volume 9 3 pages 210 226 ref Most of these true cave dwellers have no closely related groups on the open ground. The caves appear to have become the last Refugium population biology refugium for many ancient types of insects, which are not found any more free in the open above ground in the region. The cave fauna thus represent, at least in part, relicts . Cave insects, when suddenly exposed to the outside world, often succumb very rapidly. True caverniculous species are found not only among insects but also in diverse other groups like planarians , Oligochaeta , Polychaeta , leeches , Mollusca , fish , many Crustacea such as Isopoda , Amphipoda , Syncardida, Decapoda, and Copepoda , predatory Chilopoda , mites , Opiliones opilionid s, chermetid s, spider s, etc. Insects ... Image Cave bug eating bat droppings.jpg thumb 200px Cave insect in a cave in Thailand eating .... This is particularly observed in Silphidae, through nearly every other cave insect also exhibits ... more details
with magnification. Hardened forewings and hind wings unfolding in a beetle. Insect s are the only ... Reynolds number s. Insect wings are adult outgrowths of the insect exoskeleton that enable insects to Insect flight fly . They are found on the second and third Thorax insect anatomy thoracic segments ... , respectively, though a few insects lack hindwings, even rudiments. Insect wings do not constitute ... insect s such as ant s and termite s. Rarely, the female is winged but the male not, as in fig wasp ... groups such as Vespidae vespid wasps , it is the forewings. How and why insect wings evolved is not well understood. Three main theories on the origins of insect flight are that wings developed from paranotal lobes, extensions of the Thorax insect anatomy thoracic tergum terga that they are modifications ... and that insect wings arose from the fusion of pre existing endite and exite structures each with pre existing articulation and tracheation. Morphology General Insect flight can be extremely fast, maneuverable ... and variable motion of the insect wing. Insect orders use different flight mechanisms, for example, the flight ... airfoil aerofoil theory. For a more detailed description, see insect flight . File Crossecion of insect ... ?id DrTKxvZq IcC&pg PA96&dq Insect classification based on winged and wingless v onepage&q Insect 20classification 20based 20on 20winged 20and 20wingless ref Veins File Venation of insect wing.svg 600px thumb Venation of insect wings, based on the Comstock Needham System In some very small insects ... given to a hypothetical scheme of wing venation proposed for the very first winged insect. It is based ... url http books.google.com books?id ZZaVjVWUaXIC&pg PA42&lpg PA42&dq Remigium insect wing&source bl&ots ... 1993 cite book title Principles of Insect Morphology publisher Cornell Univ Press author Snodgrass ... of vannal tracheae. In the mature wings of more generalized insect the span style color 95b Postcubitus ... color 00f cubitus span . ref name Snodgrass 1993 The veins of insect wings are characterized by a convex ... more details
Insect farming is the practice of raising insects for agricultural purposes. It can either be used to fight invasive species, to create industrial products such as petroleum or to grow inexpensive and environmentally sustainable food for humans. ref http discovermagazine.com 2008 may 07 want to help the environment eat insects article view?b start int 1& C Want to Help the Environment? Eat Insects ref ref http www.ifta.com.pg Insect Farming and Trading Agency ref ref http www.seekbooks.com.au book Insect Farming isbn 9780733969423.htm Insect Farming, by Brian Robertson & David Whittaker ref ref http www.ted.com talks marcel dicke why not eat insects.html Marcel Dicke Why not eat insects? ref References references See also Entomophagy Butterfly ranching in Papua New Guinea Insect Farming and Trading Agency insect stub Category Agriculture by type fr levage d insectes th ... more details
BLP sources date May 2010 Orphan date February 2009 Paul Insect is United Kingdom UK street artist , who is most famous for his 2007 solo show Bullion exhibition at London s Lazarides Gallery . ref cite news title Market news url http www.telegraph.co.uk culture art artsales 3666743 Market news.html work The Daily Telegraph date 24 July 2007 accessdate 2008 12 24 location London first Colin last Gleadell ref Damien Hirst is reported to be a fan of Insect, having purchased the show days before it opened. ref cite news title Art attack url http www.newstatesman.com arts and culture 2008 01 art work banksy palestinian work New Statesman date 17 January 2008 accessdate 2008 12 24 ref Insect, who also goes by the name of PINS , ref http www.paulinsect.com ref worked alongside well known artist Banksy .... ref http www.facebook.com group.php?gid 7524771485 ref Insect is well known for his collective named insect which started in 1996, and disbanded in 2005. ref http www.insect.co.uk ref Insect ... bunny ears. Dead Playboy Bunnygirls ref http www.artofthestate.co.uk Graffiti paul insect poison show.htm. Clarify date May 2010 ref Santa s Ghetto, Palestine In 2007 Paul Insect was responsible ... in the project during the month ref http www.tristanmanco.com tag santas ghetto ref Insect s Hip hop collaboration Paul Insect works with the San Francisco based Hip Hop producer, DJ Shadow creating the artwork for his Outsider Album. ref http sleevage.com dj shadow the outsider ref Books Insect designer&design ... www.paulinsect.com http www.flickr.com search ?q paul insect Paul Insect on Flickr http www.juxtapoz.com Current crawling around with paul insectInsect 2004 Old news & work http www.insect.co.uk ... Paul Insect Poison Graffoto review Use dmy dates date August 2010 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Insect, Paul ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Insect, Paul Category British graffiti artists Category ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2007 DISPLAYTITLE Xylococcus insect Taxobox name Xylococcus regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Hemiptera subordo Sternorrhyncha superfamilia Coccoidea familia Margarodidae genus Xylococcus genus authority L w, 1883 subdivision ranks species subdivision Xylococcus filiferus br Xylococcus japonicus br Xylococcus quercicola br and others The scale insect genus Xylococcus is a small group in the family Margarodidae . Some of its constituent species are sometimes placed in a separate genus, Xylococculus . DEFAULTSORT Xylococcus Insect Category Scale insects Hemiptera stub ... more details
File Insect anatomy diagram.svg right 350px thumb center Insect morphology center br center Legend of body ... l tubes trunk with spiracle br 9. mesothorax br 10. metathorax br 11. insect wing forewing br 12. insect ... 31. subesophageal ganglion br 32. insect mouthparts mouthpart s br div . The morphology biology morphology ... diverse lifestyles. Insect body sizes range from 0.3 mm in the case of mymarid wasps , which parasitise insect eggs, to the 30 cms wingspan of the American owlet moth Thysania agrippina family ... insect anatomy thorax , and an abdomen . ref cite web title O. Orkin Insect zoo url http insectzoo.msstate.edu ... modified appendages that form the insect mouthparts mouthparts . The thorax has 6 number six segmented ... up the thorax and two or four insect wing wings if present in the species . The abdomen made up ... especially wings, legs, antenna, mouth parts etc. External Exoskeleton main Insect cuticle Their outer ... basement membrane. The majority of insect material is held in the endocuticle. The cuticle provides muscular support and acts as a protective shield as the insect develops. However since it cannot ... of Entomology . iUniverse. ISBN 9780595221431. ref rp 16 20 There are four principal regions of an insect ..., including the antennae, ocellus or eyes, and the mouthparts. Out of all the insect orders, Orthoptera .... Depending in the insect, the suture may come in different shapes like either a Y, U, or V. those .... Not all species of insect have frontal sutures, but in those who do, it helps the individual emerge ... and Carde rp 13 File Hypostomal bridge in insect diagram.svg 500px thumbs center The clypeus is a sclerite ... suture. Like many of the other parts making up the insect s head, the gena varies among species with its ... or lower of the gena of Pterygota pterygote insect s and form the lateral and ventral parts ... , connecting the head with the Thorax insect anatomy thorax . ref name Fox 2006 cite web url ... bridge , the hypostomal suture and hypostomal bridge bridge , and the Mandible insect mouthpart ... more details
The Atair Insect is a Powered paragliding powered paraglider in the mode of unmanned aerial vehicle UAV by Atair Aerospace Inc. The company showcased its LEAPP technology in 2006 at the Association of the United States Army AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition ref http www.aero news.net index.cfm?do main.textpost&id 4e46a7d4 482b 4101 bba2 324f46dd79002006 Association of the United States Army http www.ausa.org Pages default.aspx AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition ref ref http www.atair.com insect Atair Aerospace Insect ref . Design The Atair Insect uses a parafoil for its kited wing, an evolution of Domina Jalbert s invention. LEAPP is a trademark for Long Endurance Autonomous Powered Paraglider ref http defense update.com products l leapp.htm Long Endurance Autonomous Powered Paraglider defence update.com ref . The Atair Insect is a Type II LEAPP UAV within Atair Aerospace s designation scheme. LEAPP Type I and LEAPP Type III are associated powered paraglider products. When the egnine is off, the system is a paraglider. The Atair Insect may be sized to fit applications. Altair Aerospace s other powered paraglider UAVs are the Atair Micro LEAPP and Atair LEAPP . References Reflist External links http www.atair.com press brochures Atair PPG UAV.pdf Powered Paraglider UAVs, Family of LEAPP TM UAVs Category Gliders Category Hang gliding ... more details
Multiple issues notability September 2010 unreferenced December 2009 in universe October 2009 In the science fiction television series Lexx , the Insect Civilization is an ancient race of massive millipede like organisms bent on destroying the Brunnen G and all of human race Humanity . The Early War The Insect Civilization s first forays into the Brunnen G war are sketchy at best, but it seems as though through this war, they gained an instinctive hate for humans in general and the Brunnen G in particular. The war lasted for many years, and the Insects renowned cunning was not enough. Although it is never clear exactly how the Brunnen G actually defeated the Insects, when faced with the task of destroying Mantrid , Kai LEXX Kai remarked that the Brunnen G were able to defeat the insects because they were methodical, and therefore predictable. Insect Reproduction Although the exact means of Insect reproduction is never made clear in the series, the Giga Shadow the last surviving member of the Insect Civilisation had many young attached to its body, despite having no mate. This could mean that Insects either reproduce asexually, are self fertilised, or the Gigashadow was inseminated by artificial means. Do They Die? Insects are capable of surviving beyond the death of their bodies. Insects possess a special transference organ that allow them to transfer their essence into a suitable host. These hosts are usually their offspring. This act of mental parasitism is common to all Insects, but as most Insects were destroyed, leaving them with a dearth of young to inherit their consciousnesses, their defeat in the Great Insect War was assured. The last surviving Insect was desperate enough to avoid this problem by transferring its essence into a succession of human hosts while its body recovered its strength. Notable Insects The Gigashadow , the last of the Insect Civilization. Lexx Category Fictional civilizations Category Fictional insects Category Lexx Category Fictional ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Alibertia regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Hymenoptera subordo Apocrita superfamilia Chalcidoidea familia Eulophidae genus Alibertia genus authority subdivision ranks Species subdivision Alibertia is a genus of hymenoptera n insect s of the family Eulophidae . References http cache.ucr.edu heraty Eulophidae index.html Key to Nearctic eulophid genera http internt.nhm.ac.uk jdsml perth chalcidoids listChalcids.dsml?Superfamily Chalcidoidea&Family Eulophidae Universal Chalcidoidea Database Eulophidae stub Category Eulophidae ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Elenchus fossil range image Elenchus koebelei.jpg image caption Elenchus koebelei regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Strepsiptera familia Elenchidae genus Elenchus genus authority John Curtis entomologist John Curtis , 1831 subdivision ranks species subdivision Elenchus koebelei br Elenchus maorianus br Elenchus tenuicornis Elenchus is an insect genus in the family Elenchidae . References reflist External links commons wikispecies Elenchus Category Strepsiptera Strepsiptera stub ... more details
Italic title Taxobox name Cryptococcus image Cryptococcus fagisuga.jpg image caption Cryptococcus fagisuga , the beech scale regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Hemiptera superfamilia Scale insect Coccoidea familia Eriococcidae genus Cryptococcus genus authority Douglas, 1890 ref http uio.mbl.edu NZ detail.php?uid 49996&d 1 Cryptococcus on uio.mbl.edu ref subdivision ranks Species subdivision Cryptococcus aceris Cryptococcus fagi Cryptococcus fagisuga Cryptococcus integricornis Cryptococcus nudatus Cryptococcus ulmi Cryptococcus williamsi Cryptococcus is a genus of scale insect s in the family Eriococcidae . References reflist External links wikispecies inline Cryptococcus Eriococcidae Cryptococcus http www.uniprot.org taxonomy 347678 Cryptococcus on Uniprot.org Category Scale insects Hemiptera stub ... more details
unreferenced stub date March 2012 italic title Taxobox name Morganella image image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Hemiptera superfamilia Scale insect Coccoidea familia Diaspididae genus Morganella genus authority Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell Cockerell , 1897 subdivision ranks Species subdivision Morganella is a genus of scale insect s in the family Diaspididae . Species Morganella acaciae Morganella conspicua Morganella cueroensis Morganella longispina Morganella polyctena Morganella pseudospinigera Morganella spinigera References reflist External links Wikispecies inline Morganella Diaspididae Morganella Diaspididae Category Scale insects Hemiptera stub ... more details
The Insect Trust was a rock band that formed in New York City New York in 1967. The members of the band were Nancy Jeffries on vocals, ref http www.furious.com perfect nancyjeffries.html Perfect Sound online magazine ref Bill Barth on guitar , Luke Faust , formerly of the Holy Modal Rounders , on guitar, banjo, fiddle, and harmonica, Trevor Koehler on saxophone , and Robert Palmer author producer Robert Palmer 1945 1997 on clarinet and saxophone alto saxophone . Elvin Jones and Bernard Purdie both drummed with the group at times. According to The New York Times the band took its name from William S. Burroughs s novel Naked Lunch , detailing a race of giant insects bent on world domination. ref Citation first Tammy last La Gorce title Throwing Rock Snobs a Bone page 14 publisher The New York Times location New York date December 18, 2005 ref However, according to Bill Barth, the name came from the poetry journal Insect Trust Gazette , published by William Levy author William Levy . Levy took the name from Burroughs, Warren Gardner then gave it to the band. Robert Palmer later became a well respected and widely published rock critic and blues jazz historian and served as the popular music editor of The New York Times in the 1980s. Nancy Jeffries became an executive at A&M Records A&M , Virgin Records Virgin , and Elektra Records Elektra . The band s second album, Hoboken Saturday Night , which has been reissued on CD, includes a song, The Eyes Of A New York Woman , with lyrics from Thomas Pynchon s novel V. Discography 1969 The Insect Trust 1970 Hoboken Saturday Night References references External links Allmusic class artist id p18436 pure url yes allmusic.com http www.furious.com perfect insecttrust.html The Insect Trust http myspace.com insecttrust The Insect Trust at myspace DEFAULTSORT Insect Trust, The Category American rock music groups de The Insect Trust ... more details
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