A study was conducted on the changes of glycerol, hemolymph proteins, glucogen and fat content of diapause and non-diapause pupae of Helicoverpa assulta.
Arguably the most beautiful of the Noctuid moths (Noctuidae family), this stunning-looking insect has been dubbed the most interesting moth in the world.
The insect, Tutaabsoluta, has destroyed 80% of farms in Kaduna, Nigeria's largest tomato-producing state, leading the government there to declare a state of emergency.
It would have become an owlet moth that fluttered in the cool night air, but a few weeks ago, while developing in its egg, this wasp injected an egg of her own.
Art lovers familiar with Picasso's work would tell you that the artistic patterns of Baorisa hieroglyphica don't really have much in common with the Spanish artist's style, but that was never the point.