You’re unlikely to encounter the larva, though — they remain ensconced in decaying wood. Stag beetles play a vital role in the decomposition of rotting wood. The larvae chew and digest the woody ...

2015-08-11 11.31.12 - Close-up.jpg Male stag beetles use their mandibles to wrestle over mates. The larvae are important in the recycling of nutrients in decaying trees. (Clay Wollney) Since they ...

Q: I found this critter one evening near an outdoor light at a feed store. It was banging into the light repeatedly. It didn’t hurt my skin when I picked it up and it didn’t try to bite me. What is ...

Getting ready for bed the other night, the kitties went nuts! The noise of a small helicopter was clattering on the porch as something kept hitting the patio door! Always curious, I looked out to see ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every other day inside a lab on the third floor of the St. John Plant Science Laboratory building on the University of Hawaii at ...