Entomology questions

The Atlas moth is one of the largest lepidopterans with a wingspan measuring between 25–30 cm (9.8–11.8 in) and a wing surface area of about 400 cm^2 (62 in^2). Attacus atlas, the Atlas moth, is a large saturniid moth endemic to the forests of Asia. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Xylophagy is a term used in ecology to describe the habits of an herbivorous animal whose diet consists primarily (often solely) of wood. ... Animals feeding only on dead wood are called sapro-xylophagous or saproxylic.

Aphids are well known to all plant breeders as a troublesome crop pest. Some species can reproduce asexually, which makes it difficult to eradicate them.

As a hornet enters the hive, a mob of hundreds of honey bees surrounds it in a ball, completely covering it and preventing it from reacting effectively. The bees violently vibrate their flight muscles in much the same way as they do to heat the hive in cold conditions. This raises the temperature in the ball to the critical temperature of 46 °C.

South American Atta ants use leaves to prepare their food. They chew them first and then grow mushrooms on it.

A typical worker sleeps for only one minute, but up to 250 times a day.

It's a larva of a seven-pointed ladybird. It is very effective in fighting aphids (much more effective than adults), eating up to six hundred a day.

During the warm season, the worker bee lives only about 38 days. However, during the winter it may live up to about 6 months.

Queen bee is naturally capable of living up to 6 years. However, in modern beekeeping the replacement of mothers takes place every approximately 2 years.

Honeydew is a sugar-rich sticky liquid, secreted by aphids as they feed on plant sap. When their mouthpart penetrates the phloem, the sugary, high-pressure liquid is forced out of the anus of the aphid. Honeydew is then collected by honey bees.