As cities expand, they encroach on natural habitats, reducing the available space for the beetles to live, feed, and reproduce. Remaining habitat is further impacted by fragmentation, a process by ...
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World’s largest insect faces extinction due to humans’ chocolate demandThe chocolate industry's insatiable demand for cocoa is pushing the Goliath beetle to the brink of extinction.
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Magnolias are so ancient they’re pollinated by beetles — because bees didn’t exist yetWhile modern trees like maples and ashes have switched to wind pollination — releasing clouds of pollen to be scattered at ...
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How Can We Save This Elusive Ground Beetle?Habitats for the Calathus lunblad ground beetle also face destruction from climate change and severe weather. Climate change can alter the landscape and make it uninhabitable for many of the ...
Two Goliath beetle species are in grave danger because cocoa farming has wiped out their forests and they’re being sold on ...
In contrast, salvage-logged areas, where trees were removed after the outbreak, had lower beetle diversity. This was particularly true for species that thrive in open, undisturbed habitats ...
Bark beetle-infested spruce trees begin to dry out already before any visible signs of tree mortality appear, a recent study shows.
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