in the course of studying the saprophagous flies of kermanshah province, the larvae of drosophila busckii (coquillett) and megaselia scalaris (loew) were collected on the moribund or dead larvae of polyphylla olivieri laporte in the orchards of sahneh during 2008-2009. the adult specimens of d. busckii and m. scalaris were identified by dr. diseny (university of cambridge) and dr. baechli (univ...

Australia's fauna is remarkable for its range of venomous creatures, on land and in the sea and Struan Sutherland was a doyen of medical research in the field of envenomation and the ultimate authority on the medical management of envenomated victims in Australia. Snakes, spiders, ticks, deadly jellyfish and other venomous creatures have always instilled fear into its citizens. The fight agains...