Beetles are an extremely diverse group of insects on the planet. There are about a million or more described species of insects, that we know of so far, and of those about 400,000 are beetles.
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Why do hurricanes form where they do? Why Florida and not Wisconsin?
Hurricanes form near places like Florida and not further north like Wisconsin because they need some critical components to develop.
Could scientists build a virtual brain and body for research?
To learn from a virtual body, it would need to be able to accurately simulate or predict how the body responds to internal and external changes.
Why do some animals go extinct while other species regenerate their populations?
Much depends on the circumstances in which the animals have become rare in the first place. It could be a big environmental change in the habitat, something affecting food, water, shelter or cover.
How are stars (like the sun) formed?
A star is considered a sun if it’s in the center of a system with planets orbiting around it. Stars are formed in very large dark clouds. These dark clouds are made primarily of hydrogen and carbon monoxide.