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Artist Gar Waterman brings magnificence to life with this wasp sculpture. Its long legs and steel construction illustrates the insect’s agility and strength. However, insects could never grow to the size of this sculpture. They would suffocate for lack of oxygen and probably collapse under the weight of their own exoskeletons, which would have to be much thicker and heavier to maintain their shape. [From humble ants to dragonflies and zebra swallowtails, insects have captured the imagination of artists and poets alike. See “The Intriguing World of Insects” on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. http://bit.ly/IntriguingInsects
This image was posted on May 31, 2019.
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Artist Gar Waterman brings magnificence to life with this wasp sculpture.
This image was posted on May 31, 2019.
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The house fly (Musca domestica), well known throughout the world, was named by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 as part of his Systema Naturae series of publications.
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Bees, wasps, and ants all belong to the order Hymenoptera, meaning membranous wings.
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The cockchafer beetle (Melolontha melolontha Linnaeus, 1758) is a well-known plant pest in Europe, and one of the first beetle species named by Carl von Linné (a.k.a. Linnaeus), the Swedish biologist who created the binomial system for naming species.
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The cockchafer beetle (Melolontha melolontha Linnaeus, 1758) is a well-known plant pest in Europe, and one of the first beetle species named by Carl von Linné (a.k.a. Linnaeus), the Swedish biologist who created the binomial system for naming species.
This image was posted on June 13, 2019.
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Longhorn beetles belong to the family Cerambycidae and derive their name from their long antennae.
This image was posted on July 02, 2019.
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Dragonflies were among the first insects to evolve wings around 325 million years ago—long before dinosaurs roamed the earth.
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