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- 1Comic strip spotlights hot exoplanet WASP-127b●Useless Facts, Badly Drawn No. 534: WASP-127b. . . # planets # exoplanets # astronomy # science # comics # space # webco
The webcomic 'Useless Facts, Badly Drawn' has published its 534th instalment, this one about the exoplanet WASP-127b, delivering astronomy trivia in a deliberately rough comic format. Readers are sharing the strip, which packages facts about the distant gas giant alongside tags for planets, exoplanets and space science, adding to the series' long-running run of bite-sized science facts.
- 2Wasps taking over ant homes in tropical trees▼Tropical trees built homes for ants. Wasps are taking them over
Researchers report that some tropical trees that evolved hollow structures to house ants are now being occupied by wasps, which are taking over the domatia originally built for their ant partners. The finding highlights an unexpected shift in these well-known plant-ant symbioses and raises questions about how the takeover affects both the trees and the ants that once protected them.
- 3Parasitic wasps turn tomato hornworm into natural pest control●A tomato horn worm has become a nursery for predator wasp eggs. The wasps feed on the caterpillar and kill it before it
Gardeners are highlighting a tomato hornworm that has become a living nursery for parasitic wasp eggs. The wasp larvae feed on the caterpillar and kill it before it can damage the tomato plant. The advice circulating is to leave infested hornworms in the garden, since they act as free, insecticide-free pest control and support natural pest management.