In recent years, some scientists have argued that such selfish genetic elements serve the greater good in the long run by making species more "evolvable, " like insects, and that this explains their existence.
These features are particularly useful for getting up close with a Super-Resolution Zoom of up to 48x zoom magnification at full resolution, capturing a series of images of a fast-moving subject with high-speed sequential shooting, or in Telephoto Macro mode when users are shooting the rich detail of small subjects like insects from inches away.
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And imagine trying to swat one of those monster prehistoric insects like a vulture-sized dragonfly.
Even homeowners call attention to themselves by building houses that look like giant stick insects or medieval castles.
First, don't order exotic plants from tropical places, where insects like to burrow.
Thomas says this worm gets inside insects like crickets and then starts growing until it occupies everything except the head and the feet.
Dr Ma even suggested that the robots could behave like many real insects and assist with the pollination of crops, "to function as the now-struggling honeybee populations do in supporting agriculture around the world".
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Plants producing their own pesticides sound like a wonderful idea, until you find - as the scientists have - that beneficial insects, like lacewings and ladybirds, are also affected.
Villages like Bodadougou collect the insects regularly and send them on for testing.
Emily Haines' songs are like candy-coated insects: Once you crack their sugary shells, they're not as sweetly inviting as they appear on the surface.
Over the past few weeks, the flying insects have advanced like a moving carpet over huge areas of land, devouring all vegetation.
Look for seed-like droppings, immature stages of insects (such as larvae), egg sacks (which can resemble small bean bags) and anything moving.
Vermont's scenery is legendary, and during the 1960s and 1970s it drew New Yorkers and others like a pot of honey draws insects.
Sometimes, when I moved my face a little, I could almost feel my skin brushing against words, like clusters of tiny, tickling insects.
For many years, it was not clear exactly how the chemical worked, but recent research suggests that insects simply do not like the smell.
Some dances imitate the calls and movements of animals or insects, others, like the sword and bow dances, are rituals, and still others are improvisational or purely entertainment.
In places like Colombia, Korea, and the Philippines, eating insects as a snack or with a meal is no big deal, but in Europe and the United States, the idea of chomping down on a crunchy critter makes many people squeamish.
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