In the female velvet ant, these microstructures include overlapping stacks of lamellae, or layers of tissue, beneath dense, hair-like setae. Combined with a black pigment, these features in the ...

Based on geckos' feet, Synthetic Setae is a paper-thin reusable adhesive that holds up to 2 pounds and can stick to any surface. Akeem grew interested in this adhesive and devised a way to use it ...

This park is the home to a newly discovered tarantula species. The new species marks the 23rd entry into the Trichopelma ...

Americabaetis can be differentiated from the remaining genera of Baetidae by the following combination of characteristics in the nymphs: (1) mandibles with a tuft of setae between the prostheca and ...

The specimens were collected during the rainy season. The climate of the area is "As" following Koeppen's system, with two distinct seasons: a dry summer and a wet winter (Kottek et al. 2006).