Category Invertebrates

5 reasons we shouldn’t kill every last buzzing, annoying, blood-sucking mosquito

February 12, 2016 · by orionsmcc · in Human Wildlife Conflict, Invasive Species and Disease, Invertebrates · 6 Comments

Mosquitoes are the deadliest creatures on the planet, and we have the technology to destroy them. So why haven’t we wiped them out yet?

The monarch butterfly’s highway to recovery

January 29, 2016 · by orionsmcc · in Citizen Science, Conservation Policy, Conservation Success Stories, Habitat Loss, Invertebrates · Leave a comment

Monarch butterfly populations have plummeted due to habitat loss, illegal logging, parasites and climate change. With the future of their spectacular migration in jeopardy, is there any hope for a monarch recovery?

Fighting killer starfish with robots and vinegar

September 25, 2015 · by orionsmcc · in Coral Reefs, Habitat Loss, Invasive Species and Disease, Invertebrates, Marine Conservation · 1 Comment

Crown of thorns starfish are ravenous predators of coral, and their population outbursts threaten coral reefs worldwide. Thankfully, researchers at two Australian universities have devised a clever action plan to address the problem.