DESCRIPTION: The adult Comal Springs dryopid beetle is about three millimeters long with elongate legs, an oblong, slender body, and a thin, translucent, reddish-brown cuticle. Larvae are elongate, ...
Illustration of the flea beetle species Normaltica obrieni sitting on its host fern. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...
Ferns are not a very popular food item for the animal kingdom. Compared to the herbivorous insects on flowering plants and conifers, relatively few insects eat ferns. One estimate is there is about ...