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More than 1,000 species live in and around an ordinary suburban house, survey in Australia shows.A house in Australia harbored more than 400 moths and butterflies, and hundreds of other species, including ones never documented before.
By Matthew H. Holden Published
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Watch ancient, giant millipede the size of a car brought back to life in remarkable reconstructionThe massive, extinct millipede Arthropleura has been brought back to life in a stunning reconstruction for the Netflix series "Life on Our Planet."
By Hannah Osborne Published
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Hercules beetle: The titan insect with giant horns for love and warHercules beetles can grow to almost 7 inches long and are among the largest flying insects on Earth.
By Megan Shersby Published
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Gum leaf skeletonizer: The venomous 'Mad Hatterpillar' that wears its old heads like a crownRather than throw its old head cases away, the gum leaf skeletonizer wears them like a hat to protect itself from predators.
By Megan Shersby Published
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Caterpillars evolved their weird chubby little 'prolegs' from ancient crustaceansThe extra legs caterpillars have appear have origins in the primitive crustaceans that insects evolved from during the Ordovician period over 400 million years ago.
By Richard Pallardy Published
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Soldier ants turned into foragers by scientists reprogramming their brainsScientists discovered an enzyme within the ant "blood-brain barrier" that helps control whether an ant ends up a soldier or a forager.
By Sneha Khedkar Published
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Tortoise beetle larvae use their telescopic anuses to build shields from shed skin and poopMany tortoise beetle larvae create shields for themselves using faeces and old skin. Scientists have now looked at how and why they create these poop parasols.
By Richard Pallardy Published
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3,000-year-old mummified bees are so well preserved, scientists can see the flowers the insects ateThe bees were preserved well enough for researchers to make out small features, like their legs and antennae.
By Ethan Freedman Published
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Invasive yellow-legged hornets spotted in US for 1st time, one nest eradicatedThe invasive yellow-legged hornet, which preys on honey bees, has been spotted in Georgia for the first time.
By Megan Shersby Last updated
