Schlagwort: insects
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Monitoring insects at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Reading Time: 2 minutesA simple Raspberry Pi camera setup is helping staff at the Victoria and Albert Museum track and identify insects that are threatening priceless exhibits. “Fiacre, I need an image of bug infestation at the V&A!” The problem with bugs Bugs: there’s no escaping them. Whether it’s ants in your kitchen or cockroaches in your…
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This Geeky Artist Takes Old Circuit Boards and Transforms Them Into These Amazing Winged Insects!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJulie Alice Chappell, a Portsmouth, UK-based artist, uses old computer circuit boards and video games to create these winged insects. Whether it be old Nintendo Entertainment Systems to DVD players, any electronic equipment is fair game for her creatures. She says: „My art practice involves breaking down the pre-existing materials, reinterpreting…
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25 Mind-Blowing Examples of Animal Camouflage in the Wild
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat you’re looking at above isn’t dead leaves, but rather real camouflaged insects. To be more specific, they’re known as the „dying leaf-mimic katydid“. This species in startle display showing false eyespots on wings. This leaf-mimic katydid resembles a dead or diseased leaf at rest to protect itself from the predators.…
