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Bejeweled is a 2000match-three video game developed and published byPopCap Games. The game involves lining up three or more multi-colored gems to clear them from the game board, and was inspired by a similarbrowser game, titledColors Game. Originally released in 2000 under the titleDiamond Mine as a browser game on the team's official website,Bejeweled was licensed to be hosted onMSN Games under its current name. PopCap released a retail version titledBejeweled Deluxe in May 2001.Bejeweled has since beenported to many platforms, particularlymobile devices. The game has been commercially successful, having sold more than 10 million copies and been downloaded more than 150 million times. It is credited with popularizing match-three video games and launching thecasual games industry, which grew to be worth $3 billion within a decade. The game was followed bya commercially successful series of sequels and spin-offs. (Full article...)
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.jpg) | Thelarge milkweed bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) is a medium-sizedhemipteran (true bug) in the familyLygaeidae. It is distributed throughout North America, from Central America through Mexico, the Caribbean and the United States, to southern Canada. It inhabits disturbed areas, roadsides, and open pastures. Due to this widespread geographic distribution, this insect exhibits varying life history trade-offs depending on the population location, including differences in wing length and other traits based on location. Adult large milkweed bugs are around 11–12 mm in length and have a red/orange and black X-shaped pattern on their wings underneath the triangle that is typical to hemipterans. Its diet often consists ofmilkweed seeds, but it has also been observed feeding on aphids, monarch caterpillar eggs, and larvae, displaying opportunistic behavior. The insect is often used as amodel organism and reared for laboratory experiments due to being easy to rear and handle, short developmental time, fewinstars, and highfecundity. This large milkweed bug was photographed in theGreen-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York City, United States. Photograph credit:Rhododendrites Recently featured: |
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