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Insect behaviour is any pattern of behaviour by insects that helps them to survive and reproduce. Aspects include behaviour patterns for feeding, avoiding
Insect_behaviour
Highest level of animal sociality a species can attain
and A. florea". Insectes Sociaux. 57 (3): 251–255. doi:10.1007/s00040-010-0080-7. S2CID 8657703. Bartareau, T. (1996). "Foraging Behaviour of Trigona carbonaria
Eusociality
Study of animal behaviour
ISBN 978-0-632-05799-3. Matthews, Janice R.; Matthews, Robert W. (2009). Insect Behaviour. Springer. p. 13. ISBN 978-90-481-2388-9. Keeley, Brian L. (2004).
Ethology
Peer-reviewed scientific journal
Journal of Insect Behavior is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering various aspects of insect research. It is published by Springer Science+Business
Journal_of_Insect_Behavior
Sexual behavior of non-human animals
Animal sexual behaviour takes many different forms, including within the same species. Common mating or reproductively motivated systems include monogamy
Animal_sexual_behaviour
Species of wasp
wasp Belonogaster juncea juncea (Hymenoptera: Vespidae); Journal of insect behaviour 10 571-580 "Belonogaster_juncea". Archived from the original on 2014-11-11
Belonogaster_juncea
Form of collective animal behaviour
predators selected this behavior in wasps of the family Vespidae. This wasp behaviour demonstrates the most fundamental characteristic of animal sociality:
Sociality
Fighting, Fleeing, Feeding and Fucking
Riddiford, Lynn M. (1974). Hormonal Mechanisms Underlying Insect Behaviour. Advances in Insect Physiology. Vol. 10. pp. 297–352. doi:10.1016/s0065-2806(08)60132-0
Four_Fs_(evolution)
Container used for keeping plants and animals
Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward in 1842. Ward had an interest in observing insect behaviour and accidentally left one of his jars unattended. A fern spore in the
Terrarium
Collective behaviour of entities that swarm
swarming is applied particularly to insects, but can also be applied to any other entity or animal that exhibits swarm behaviour. The term flocking or murmuration
Swarm_behaviour
Avian maintenance behavior
rub insects, usually ants, on their feathers and skin. A bird may hold a single ant in its beak to rub over the body, or lie in an area of high insect density
Anting_(behavior)
Thermoregulatory animal behaviour
sunbathing, is a thermoregulatory or comfort behaviour used by animals, especially birds, reptiles, and insects, to help raise their body temperature, reduce
Sunning_(behaviour)
Bluffing display of an animal used to startle or scare a predator
a bluff: the insect sprays defensive dolichodial-like monoterpene chemical compounds at attackers. Among moths with deimatic behaviour, the eyed hawkmoth
Deimatic_behaviour
Order of stick and leaf insects
stick insect?". Behavioral Ecology. 27 (1): 83–92. doi:10.1093/beheco/arv125. ISSN 1045-2249. Robinson, Michael H. (1968). "The defensive behaviour of the
Phasmatodea
The mimic produces allomones or pheromones to influence the behaviour of another insect, the dupe, to the mimic's advantage. The process is important
Chemical communication in insects
Chemical_communication_in_insects
Species of stick insect
females. Unlike most phasmida, the insects have no wings. The behaviour of this stick insect is highly unusual for an insect species, in that the males and
Dryococelus
Roboticist
control of behaviour, which she studies by building computational and robotic models. To understand this she studies the behaviour of insects, whose smaller
Barbara_Webb
Animal behaviour is the individual or social behaviour of animals, contributing to their survival. It is studied by the science of ethology. Behaviour is
Animal_behaviour
Insect behaviour
Mass provisioning is a form of parental investment in which an adult insect, most commonly a hymenopteran such as a bee or wasp, stocks all the food for
Mass_provisioning
Insect feeding behaviour
Most conspicuous in butterflies, this behaviour also has been seen in some other animals, primarily insects like the leafhoppers, e.g. the potato leafhopper
Puddling_(behavior)
Genus of mosses
evolution of fly dispersed dung mosses (Family Splachnaceae): Manipulating insect behaviour through odour and visual cues". Symbiosis. 47 (2): 61–76. doi:10.1007/BF03182289
Splachnum
Sex-specific adaptations
2307/1382823. JSTOR 1382823. Arnqvist G, Jones TM, Elgar MA (July 2003). "Insect behaviour: reversal of sex roles in nuptial feeding". Nature. 424 (6947): 387
Sexual_dimorphism
Form of pollination by insects
This required the coevolution of insects and flowering plants in the development of pollination behaviour by the insects and pollination mechanisms by the
Entomophily
Order of insects including praying mantises
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids")
Mantis
Organism which eats insects
animal or plant which eats insects. An alternative term is entomophage, which can also refer to the human practice of eating insects. The first vertebrate
Insectivore
Investigating an unfamiliar area
ability to learn, and has been described in, amongst others, social insects foraging behaviour, where feedback from returning individuals affects the activity
Exploration
Superfamily of insects
Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they
Scale_insect
Species of insect
tessulatus), the tessellated stick insect, tessellated phasmid or tessulata stick insect, is a medium-sized, stick insect found in the Brisbane area of Australia
Anchiale_austrotessulata
Animal Taxonomy, Behaviour and Chronobiology. Info Capsule. ISBN 9788196080655. Gullan, Penny; Cranston, Peter (2010). The insects : an outline of entomology
List_of_insect_orders
Raptorial winged insects
Mizutani, A. K.; Chahl, J. S.; Srinivasan, M. V. (June 5, 2003). "Insect behaviour: Motion camouflage in dragonflies". Nature. 65 (423): 604. Bibcode:2003Natur
Dragonfly
Any social behaviour related to fighting
Agonistic behaviour is any social behaviour related to fighting, which can include aggressive behaviour, but also threats, displays, retreats, placation
Agonistic_behaviour
Ability of some flying animals
Francescato, E. (1990). "Patrolling behaviour and related secretory structures in the males of some Stenogastrine wasps". Insectes Sociaux. 37: 146–157. doi:10
Hover_(behaviour)
Small insects of the family Gryllidae
Crickets are orthopteran insects which are related to bush crickets and, more distantly, to grasshoppers. In older literature, such as Imms, "crickets"
Cricket_(insect)
Order of insects
A fly (pl. flies) is an insect of the order Diptera (from Ancient Greek δι- di- 'two' and πτερόν pteron 'wing'), named for the single pair of wings. The
Fly
Insect life stage
pupae) is the life stage of insects from the Holometabola clade undergoing metamorphosis between immature and mature stages. Insects that go through a pupal
Pupa
Bloodlike fluid in arthropods
(2009). "There will be blood: Autohaemorrhage behaviour as part of the defence repertoire of an insect". Journal of Zoology. 278 (4): 342–8. doi:10.1111/j
Hemolymph
Juvenile form of distinct animals before metamorphosis
into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase
Larva
Grasshopper that has a swarming phase
swarming phase. These insects are usually solitary, but under certain circumstances they become more abundant and change their behaviour and habits, becoming
Locust
Branch of psychotherapy
Behaviour therapy or behavioural psychotherapy is a broad term referring to clinical psychotherapy that uses techniques derived from behaviourism and/or
Behaviour_therapy
Behavior of Neanderthal people
until roughly 40,000 years ago. First discovered in 1856, the Neanderthal behaviour was depicted as primitive, unintelligent, and brutish for much of the
Neanderthal_behaviour
Organism that lives with its host and kills it
their host's behaviour in ways that favour the propagation of the parasitoid. Parasitoids are found in a variety of taxa across the insect superorder Endopterygota
Parasitoid
Genus of orthopteran insects
behavioral interactions during insect and arachnid reproduction". Current Opinion in Insect Science. Pests and resistance * Behavioural ecology. 45: 106–114. doi:10
Giant_wētā
Species of moth
Olfactory Stimuli and Antennectomy". The Host-Plant in Relation to Insect Behaviour and Reproduction. pp. 61–65. doi:10.1007/978-1-4613-4274-8_8. ISBN 978-1-4613-4276-2
Indianmeal_moth
Feeding on few specific types of food
restricted to a single food source. The term is usually associated with insect dietary behaviour. Organisms may exhibit narrow or specific oligophagy where the
Oligophagy
Species of dragonfly
Mizutani, A. K.; Chahl, J. S. & Srinivasan, M. V. (June 5, 2003). "Insect behaviour: Motion camouflage in dragonflies". Nature. 65 (423): 604. Bibcode:2003Natur
Australian_emperor
Insects of the order Blattodea
(2009). "The weight of the clan: Even in insects, social isolation can induce a behavioural syndrome". Behavioural Processes. 82 (1): 81–84. Bibcode:2009BehPr
Cockroach
Practice of eating insects by organisms
(/ˌɛntəˈmɒfədʒi/, from Greek ἔντομον éntomon, 'insect', and φαγεῖν phagein, 'to eat') is the practice of eating insects. An alternative term, usually applied to
Entomophagy
Theatre play by Karel and Josef Čapek
the ants, whose increasingly mechanized behaviour leads to a militaristic society. The anthropomorphized insects allow the writers to comment allegorically
Pictures from the Insects' Life
Pictures_from_the_Insects'_Life
Species of insect
Carausius morosus (the 'common', 'Indian' or 'laboratory' stick insect) is a species of Phasmatodea (phasmid) often kept as pets. Culture stocks originate
Carausius_morosus
sources, because the species is behaviourally sufficiently flexible. Some animals exhibit hoarding and caching behaviours in which they store or hide food
List_of_feeding_behaviours
Species of stick insect native to Australia
insect, the Australian giant prickly stick insect, Macleay's spectre, or the Australian walking stick, is a large species of Australian stick insect.
Extatosoma_tiaratum
Species of true bug
131—137. Göran Arnqvist, Therésa M. Jones & Mark A. Elgar (2003). "Insect behaviour: reversal of sex roles in nuptial feeding" (PDF). Nature. 424 (6947):
Phoreticovelia_disparata
Body part used by insects to fly
Insect wings are adult outgrowths of the insect exoskeleton that enable insects to fly. They are found on the second and third thoracic segments (the
Insect_wing
Antiparasite defence mounted for the benefit of individuals other than the actor
primates and eusocial insects. Cremer's definition focused on the collective benefits of behaviours and was adopted by other behavioural ecologists (e.g. Wilson-Rich
Social_immunity
British entomologist and applied ecologist
weather can affect pest insect populations and how it can influence insect behaviour. "Dealing with diamond-backs!". Agricology. 19 December 2018. Retrieved
Rosemary_Collier
British ecologist
in Zoology from University of Oxford, and then undertook a PhD in insect behavioural ecology at Imperial College supervised by Charles Godfray from 1993
Peter_Mayhew_(biologist)
Species of stick insect
lizards (deimatic behaviour), and it is believed this is the case in the stick insect as well. Furthermore, the Children's stick insect has the ability
Tropidoderus_childrenii
1995 American film
Angels and Insects (sometimes styled as Angels & Insects) is a 1995 romantic drama film directed by Philip Haas and starring Mark Rylance, Patsy Kensit
Angels_and_Insects
English biologist and palaeontologist (1804–1892)
did praise, however, the Origin's description of Darwin's work on insect behaviour and pigeon breeding as "real gems". Owen was also a party to the threat
Richard_Owen
Mechanisms and evolution of insect flight
Kaspari, M.; Dudley, R. (2009). "Gliding hexapods and the origins of insect aerial behaviour". Biology Letters. 5 (4): 510–2. Bibcode:2009BiLet...5..510Y. doi:10
Insect_flight
German-Austrian ethologist (1886–1982)
gestures for communication and opening new insights into the knowledge of insect behaviour" (motivation of the Balzan General Prize Committee). (1962) Nobel Prize
Karl_von_Frisch
Profound change in body structure during the postembryonic development of an organism
relatively abrupt change in its body structure as part of its development. Some insects, fish, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, cnidarians, echinoderms, and
Metamorphosis
Species of lizard
remains stationary or advances slowly and stealthily. It feeds mainly on insects which it catches by suddenly extending its sticky-tipped tongue. It may
African_chameleon
Species of locust
India and southeast Asia. Usually a solitary insect, only in India has it has exhibited swarming behaviour. The last plague of this locust was in that
Patanga_succincta
Clade of insects
Bees are winged insects that form a monophyletic clade Anthophila within the superfamily Apoidea of the order Hymenoptera, with over 20,000 known species
Bee
Australian entomologist (1940–2024)
physiological, behavioural, and ecological interactions between plants, herbivorous insects and their predators. Bernays worked on the feeding behaviour of a variety
Elizabeth_Bernays
British scientist
collective behaviour in animals that aims to understand the fundamental patterns responsible for evolution of such behaviour in taxa as diverse as insects, fish
Iain_Couzin
Tall African hoofed mammal
groups to seek mating opportunities, with periodic hormone-induced rutting behaviour approximately every two weeks. Males prefer young adult females over juveniles
Giraffe
British ecologist and entomologist
Biology (Evolution, Behaviour and Environment) at the University of Sussex. Specializing in the ecology and conservation of insects, particularly bumblebees
Dave_Goulson
Part of arthropods
the proteins and chitins, the insect metabolism produces regions of exoskeleton that differ in their wet and dry behaviour, their colour and their mechanical
Arthropod_exoskeleton
Behaviour due to innate biological factors
observing how insects and wild birds continued to repeat a certain behaviour in response to a novel situation. While these instinctive behaviours appeared
Instinct
Species of spider
ISSN 1088-8705. Punzo, Fred (1999-01-01). "Aspects of the natural history and behavioural ecology of the tarantula spider Aphonopelma hentzi (Girard, 1854) (Orthognatha
Psalmopoeus_cambridgei
Genus of fungi
Dejean, A.; Solano, P.J.; Ayroles, J.; Corbara, B.; Orivel, J. (2005). "Insect behaviour: Arboreal ants build traps to capture prey". Nature. 434: 973. doi:10
Trimmatostroma
Australian termite species
Retrieved 2021-10-21. "BBC - Earth - 12 nests you won't believe were made by insects". January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016. Sydney, University of.
Nasutitermes_triodiae
Species of moth endemic to New Zealand
Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 59: 476–480. Zimmerman, Elwood (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9. Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press. p. 797. hdl:10125/7338
Heterocrossa_morbida
Action of animals deliberately ejecting blood from their bodies
be toxic. Most animals that autohaemorrhage are insects, but some reptiles also display this behaviour. Some organisms have shown an ability to tailor
Autohaemorrhaging
Species of wasp
paralysed cockroach T. nigerrimus Andrew Crowe (2002), Which New Zealand Insect?, Auckland: Penguin Books, p. 71, Wikidata Q120878300 Lewis, John. "Hope
Tachysphex_nigerrimus
Concealment in plain sight by any means, e.g. colour, pattern and shape
currents. Swaying is seen also in some insects, like Macleay's spectre stick insect, Extatosoma tiaratum. The behaviour may be motion crypsis, preventing detection
Camouflage
Australian cinematographer (1940–2022)
their first attempt at cinematography, based on her research into insect behaviour, was so successful that the team was commissioned to complete one entire
Jim_Frazier_(inventor)
Species of bee
adults are flying mellivores. Smith, F (1854). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. London: British
Hylaeus_perplexus
Order of insects often called true bugs
the same size on the forewing, enabling the insect to switch rapidly from cryptic to deimatic behaviour. Some hemipterans such as firebugs have bold
Hemiptera
Species of lizard
consists of small, slow moving invertebrates such as earthworms, slugs and insect larvae. The mating season of the species is usually between the end of April
Anguis_colchica
Camouflage by choosing path to avoid seeming to move against background
performance advantages. Swaying behaviour is practised by highly cryptic animals such as the leafy sea dragon, the stick insect Extatosoma tiaratum, and mantises
Motion_camouflage
Species of praying mantis
known as flower mantises, a reference to their unique physical form and behaviour, which often involves moving with a "swaying" motion, as if being "blown"
Hymenopus_coronatus
Species of moth, endemic to New Zealand
described this species as follows: a large, dark, local form of this variable insect which has been taken in some numbers at Waimarino and Whakapapa on the Central
Tingena_ombrodella
Tribe of wasps
Males are larger than females (males are smaller than females in most insects), with very large eyes and with a number of bizarre metasomal modifications
Heliocausini
Species of wasp
salt marsh rove beetle, Bledius spectabilis, which shows unusual behaviour for an insect in that it actively protects its young from the wasp. Wyatt, T
Barycnemis_blediator
Species of lizard
tunneling after rain when the ground is soft. Active by day, it hunts insects and is rarely seen, despite its size. It moves rapidly through the "grass"
Yellow-throated_plated_lizard
Species of moth endemic to New Zealand
nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-02-27. Andrew Crowe (2017). Which New Zealand insect?. Auckland: Penguin Books. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-14-100636-9. LCCN 2003386434
Dasyuris_transaurea
Species of cockroach
cockroach, is a species of cockroach that was first described in 1981 from insects collected on Okinawa Island, Japan. It is a small species of cockroach
Blattella_asahinai
Species of moth
flies in the brightest sunshine and was regarded by Hudson as a very local insect. "Cryptolechia semnodes Meyrick, 1911". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2021-11-08
Cryptolechia_semnodes
Species of true bug
final third of the main body length. The front wings lie flat when the insect is not flying, with the sclerotized pronotum and corium regions coloured
Hawthorn_shield_bug
Species of spider
down motionlessly in their horizontal webs. Young spiders look like dead insects and are thus hard to find on a web. The empty egg sac can often be seen
Uloborus_plumipes
Genus of spiders
of running on water. Their diet includes small fish, frogs, and aquatic insects. The genus was originally established by Davies and Raven in 1980, who
Megadolomedes
American biologist (born 1965)
evolution of fly dispersed dung mosses (Family Splachnaceae): Manipulating insect behaviour through odour and visual cues. Symbiosis, 47(2), 61-76. "NSF Award
Robert_Raguso
Subspecies of carnivore
to human settlements. It is omnivorous, eating a wide range of fruits, insects, small mammals and birds. It communicates using a range of vocalizations
Palawan_binturong
could independently generate the entire behaviour. One important and highly studied brain region involved in insect foraging are the mushroom bodies or corpora
Insect_foraging_cognition
Species of millipede
wings or fur, potentially to repel insects. The secretions of millipedes may have some properties that repel insects. This species is native to the Caribbean:
Anadenobolus_monilicornis
Species of bee
a synoptical table of the nomenclature of the external parts of these insects. Vol. 1. Ipswich: J. Raw. pp. 1–258 [212]. "Species Hylaeus (Euprosopoides)
Hylaeus_cyanurus
Non-reproductive sexual behavior in non-human animals
presence of same-sex sexual behaviour was not scientifically reported on a large scale until recent times. Homosexual behaviour does occur in the animal
Non-reproductive sexual behavior in animals
Non-reproductive_sexual_behavior_in_animals
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