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The subfamily Cassidinae in old sense, commonly named tortoise beetles, is a part of the large family Chrysomelidae (leaf or plant beetles). They are almost world-wide in distribution, though they have a much greater diversity in the tropics, especially tropical South America. They are scarce in temperate regions of North America and Australia and abundand in temperate Euroasia. The last catalogue (Borowiec 1999) lists 2760 species (except the tribe Imatidiini classified traditionally within Cassidinae but recently transferred to the tribe Cephaloleini of the subfamily Hispinae).

The way bumblebees search for food could help detectives hunt down serial killers, scientists believe. Just as bees forage some distance away from their hives, so murderers avoid killing near their homes, says the University of London team. This "geographic profiling" works so well in bees, the scientists say future experiments on the animals could now be fed back to improve crime-solving.

Do you suspect that you have drywood termites in your property? Then investigate the situation by looking at their symptoms.

Drywood termites are very annoying pests. Make sure that you don't have them by noting their signs.