The study of insects is called entomology. Entomology is a sub-section of biology and is one of the oldest sciences. Man has studied the habits of insects, normally with a view to getting rid them, since the first plague of locusts landed on primitive farmers\’ crops tens of thousands of years ago. However, entomology was not really recognized and studied as a science until the Sixteenth Century.

Entomology has had many well-known devotees but the most famous was Charles Darwin. More recent entomologists are Karl von Frisch the Nobel Prize winner for medicine in 1973 and E. O. Wilson the two time Pulitzer prize winner.

Entomologists are also frequently credited with helping solve murders by studying the insects that are discovered on and in the dead body. This is quite possible and not merely a device used in Hollywood films.

The first thing to understand is that not all creepy crawlies are insects. For example, spiders are not insects, but many entomologists are not so strict and have an interest in arachnids (spiders), worms, slugs and snails.

All insects pass through several stages of life, but there are two kinds of insect development \’simple metamorphosis\’ and \’complete metamorphosis\’.

The first sort includes most beetles and bugs like bed bugs. They are born as eggs and hatch into larvae (nymphs), which, if not perfect copies of their parents do look a lot like them

The second sort are also born as eggs, also hatch into larvae, but they look nothing like their parents – so different in fact that if you do not know what they are, you could not imagine. The larva then grows into a pupa when it seems to become dormant, this is not true though, there is lots going on and when it emerges from the pupal stage it is unrecognizable. Butterflies are like this.

If you want to study insects, you have to focus because there are at least 1.3 million varieties of insects that we have discovered so far and there are plenty more to name and classify.

You would be forgiven for thinking that these unknown insects, worms, slugs and beetles et cetera are all in remotest Africa or in deep jungles, but last year a carnivorous slug was discovered in a backyard in the centre of Cardiff in the UK.

In order to study insects, you usually have to catch them without killing them. This means nets and traps. it is easy enough to buy a butterfly net (or fishing net) and you can make your own pitfall traps for ground beetles. You will also need a decent book to help you identify your find and a magnifying glass to be able to better see it.

One word of caution though: you may think that there are too many insects and that no one actually cares about them, but this is not the case. There are numerous insects in each country that are protected and you will be breaking the law by capturing them or killing them, so the first thing to do is learn which ones you may study and which ones it is better to leave alone.

Migraines usually attack us at very unusual times. Migraines are very painful and annoying at the same time. They do not stop until the factor that triggers migraines are also stopped. So, in order for us to tone down the pain that migraine brings, we also need to tone down and manage the factors that trigger it. Here are some things you can do to manage migraines.

Manage your triggers to manage your migraines. When it comes down to triggers, you already know what your triggers are. They are those that you do or you are exposed to that will instantly cause you migraines. Be with the weather, loud noises, or the food that you just ate, these are the triggers. If you can avoid them at all costs.

Write everything in a journal for yourself so you can document everything neatly and easily. If you just had a migraine and was able to conquer it, write it down and list down what you did before the migraine began and before the migraine disappeared. With this, you are able to track down which trigger is the most common and what you can do to lessen the severity.

Watch what you eat and drink. Stay away from foods that contain chemicals and have high sugar content. White and red wine can also trigger migraines as they are known to have preservatives. Steer clear from foods that are filled with MSG too as they have the tendency to trigger your migraine.

We all know that when we get headaches, we tend to grab a cup of coffee to clear our heads. But for migraine sufferers, coffee and other caffeinated drinks can trigger migraine. And if you are one of those that cannot live without coffee, try to tone down the dosage and see if it triggers.

Other extreme forms can also trigger headaches like extreme temperature, extreme noise, or even extreme odors. Odors or fragrances like perfume and lotion can cause migraine.

Exposure to sunlight or any form of bright light can also trigger headaches as well as migraines. With that, it is always good that you bring with you sunglasses when you get out of the house.

Exercise has been known to lower the possibility of triggers and the onset of migraine itself. This is because exercise calms the body down and relieves the body of stress.