Clothes Moths

Caterpillars and cases of Tineidae (Clothes Moths, Lepidoptera) from Baltic amber (Eocene)

A first analysis of caterpillars of Tineidae and their cases preserved in Eocene Baltic Amber is presented, and an ecological interpretation based on comparisons with extant Tineidae is given. Several informative syninclusions (e.g., mammal hairs, Psocoptera) of two of the cases suggest that the caterpillars of some Tineidae in the Baltic Amber forest occupied comparable ecological niches as th...

The parasite’s new clothes

A population of stems cells continuously rejuvenates the outer surface of a human parasitic flatworm.

Bogong moths

A quick guide to the Australian Bogong moth, the nocturnal counterpart of the migratory Monarch butterfly.

Superhydrophobic clothes: preparation and characterization

A superhydrophobic surface is coated on the surface of a cloth by MTCS (methyltrichlorosilane) nanoparticles and then, it is modified by SiO2–m–FTCS (1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorododecyltrichlorosilane) nanoparticles. This surface is characterized by SEM(scanning electron microscopy), and FT-IR (Fourier transform-infrared microscopy) and also its contact angle is investigated in various conditions and ...

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