The orchid mantis, Hymenopus coronatus, which inhabits Southeast Asia, possesses a unique flower-like characteristics, which allows the predator to ambush floral visitors as prey.
Orchid Mantis Ambushes Foraging Butterflies
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Building Blocks for Life on Earth Got Here Much Later Than We Thought, Billion-Year-Old Rocks Show
Ancient rocks from Greenland have shown that the elements necessary for the evolution of life did not come to Earth until very late in the planet’s formation – much later than previously thought.
HKU Scientists Find High Concentrations of Toxic Phenyltin Compounds in Local Chinese White Dolphins and Finless Porpoises Confirming Their Biomagnification Through Marine Food Chains
Professor Kenneth Leung and his research team have been monitoring organotin pollution in the marine environment of Hong Kong since 2004.
‘Fossil Earthquakes’ Offer New Insight Into Seismic Activity Deep Below Earth’s Surface
A study led by the University is published in Nature Communications and funded by the Natural Environment Research Council.
Scientists Release Crop Production Outlook under Shadow of Locusts
The report assesses that, by the end of January 2020, the impact of the desert locust on cereal production in Horn of Africa and South-Asia is limited.
New Aflatoxin Biocontrol Product Lowers Contamination of Groundnut and Maize in Senegal
In Senegal, groundnut and maize are commonly contaminated with highly toxic, cancer-causing chemicals called aflatoxins, which are produced by fungi in the genus Aspergillus when they infect crops.
