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Who are the honey makers among insects? The most generalized answer is Bees. But every bee does not make honey. Only honeybees make honey. And, only honeybees make honey sufficient to be extracted for human use. The article was published today in Juniour Jagran, you may check it here.
Honey Makers

Thesaurer Thursday

Langerhans Cells & Islet of Langerhans

Langerhans Cells are not related to Islet of Langerhans. Both were discovered by Paul Langerhans, physician and anatomist from Germany.

Langerhans Cells are dendritic cells found in skin and mucosa, all layers of epidermis and are most prominent in stratum spinosum (a layer of epidermis characterized by presence of desmosomes and keratinocytes that synthesize cytokeratin). Langerhans' Cell Histiyocytosis

 Islets of Langerhans are cells scattered throughout the pancreas which include cells that sense sugar level. in the blood. They are approximately1-2% of the entire organ. In Type I Diabetes body's immune system mistakenly  attacks and destroys these cells, thereby making the body incapable of producing Insulin

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It is Monday again, the story day! Well the article published was on Insect Architects: Social Wasps. Wasps are incredible architects. They are blessed with instinct to build such wonderful structures using their little brains. Read it here.