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Ancient Water Striders Found In Amber Have Been Stuck Doing The Deed For 100 Million YearsThe paired water striders Burmogerris rarus, from Myanmar amber

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Ancient Water Striders Found In Amber Have Been Stuck Doing The Deed For 100 Million YearsThe paired water striders Burmogerris rarus, from Myanmar amber
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Ancient Water Striders Found In Amber Have Been Stuck Doing The Deed For 100 Million Years

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Male And Female Spider Perfectly Resemble Flower In Potential Cooperative Mimicry World FirstLots of pale orange flowers with pointed petals and pink middles. In the centre of the image a small brown spider sits on the back on a larger white spider. Together the two spiders closely resemble the flowers that surround them.

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Male And Female Spider Perfectly Resemble Flower In Potential Cooperative Mimicry World FirstLots of pale orange flowers with pointed petals and pink middles. In the centre of the image a small brown spider sits on the back on a larger white spider. Together the two spiders closely resemble the flowers that surround them.
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Male And Female Spider Perfectly Resemble Flower In Potential Cooperative Mimicry World First

clock-iconMarch 25, 2024
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New Species Of Punk Beetle Was Almost Mistaken For Bird PoopThe new species of Fluffy longhorn beetle on a leaf.

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New Species Of Punk Beetle Was Almost Mistaken For Bird PoopThe new species of Fluffy longhorn beetle on a leaf.
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New Species Of Punk Beetle Was Almost Mistaken For Bird Poop

clock-iconMarch 21, 2024
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Cicadas Aren’t Just Noisy – They Also Pee In Jet Streams Like ElephantsA cicada on a gray puffball acacia tree branch outside of Tucson, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert. Large flying bug resting on the grey bark of a tree.

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Cicadas Aren’t Just Noisy – They Also Pee In Jet Streams Like ElephantsA cicada on a gray puffball acacia tree branch outside of Tucson, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert. Large flying bug resting on the grey bark of a tree.
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Cicadas Aren’t Just Noisy – They Also Pee In Jet Streams Like Elephants

clock-iconMarch 16, 2024
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Brazilian Wandering Spider: One Of The World's Most Venomous Spiders May Be Lurking In Your BananasBig hairy spider with ling legs and pale yellow hairs on a green leaf looking at the camera at night.

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Brazilian Wandering Spider: One Of The World's Most Venomous Spiders May Be Lurking In Your BananasBig hairy spider with ling legs and pale yellow hairs on a green leaf looking at the camera at night.
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Brazilian Wandering Spider: One Of The World's Most Venomous Spiders May Be Lurking In Your Bananas

clock-iconMarch 11, 2024
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Goliath Birdeater: The Biggest Spider In The World, Or Is It?Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) to the tarantula family Theraphosidae. Amazon forest near Presidente Figueiredo, Amazon – Brazil

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Goliath Birdeater: The Biggest Spider In The World, Or Is It?Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) to the tarantula family Theraphosidae. Amazon forest near Presidente Figueiredo, Amazon – Brazil
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Goliath Birdeater: The Biggest Spider In The World, Or Is It?

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Bumblebees On A Quest Can Share Their Knowledge With Palsbees teaching each other how to complete a puzzle

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Bumblebees On A Quest Can Share Their Knowledge With Palsbees teaching each other how to complete a puzzle
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Bumblebees On A Quest Can Share Their Knowledge With Pals

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Extinct Termites Caught Mid-Sexy Time In 38-Million-Year-Old AmberA pair of extinct termites engaging in courtship behaviour entrapped in prehistoric Amber.

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Extinct Termites Caught Mid-Sexy Time In 38-Million-Year-Old AmberA pair of extinct termites engaging in courtship behaviour entrapped in prehistoric Amber.
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Extinct Termites Caught Mid-Sexy Time In 38-Million-Year-Old Amber

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How Do Fireflies Get Their Glowing Butts? Genetics Reveals The Answer male aquatic firefly Aquatica leii on the right hand side of the image with bright yellow butt and big black eyes on a black background with gold specks across the bottom of the image.

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How Do Fireflies Get Their Glowing Butts? Genetics Reveals The Answer male aquatic firefly Aquatica leii on the right hand side of the image with bright yellow butt and big black eyes on a black background with gold specks across the bottom of the image.
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How Do Fireflies Get Their Glowing Butts? Genetics Reveals The Answer

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The Mexican Honey Wasp Can Produce Honey Just As Good As Any BeeA Mexican honey wasp

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The Mexican Honey Wasp Can Produce Honey Just As Good As Any BeeA Mexican honey wasp
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The Mexican Honey Wasp Can Produce Honey Just As Good As Any Bee

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Eight Beautiful New Iridescent "Island-Hopping" Bee Species Found In PolynesiaTwo beautiful tiny bees on a black background. One faces camera on and the other is two the side. Both have shiny pink iridescent wings.

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Eight Beautiful New Iridescent "Island-Hopping" Bee Species Found In PolynesiaTwo beautiful tiny bees on a black background. One faces camera on and the other is two the side. Both have shiny pink iridescent wings.
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Eight Beautiful New Iridescent "Island-Hopping" Bee Species Found In Polynesia

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Tiny Neck Brace Created For Peruvian Jumping Stick At Houston ZooBrown and green insect with tapped white stick

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Tiny Neck Brace Created For Peruvian Jumping Stick At Houston ZooBrown and green insect with tapped white stick
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Tiny Neck Brace Created For Peruvian Jumping Stick At Houston Zoo

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Giant Antarctic Sea Spiders’ Reproductive Secrets Finally Revealed After 140 YearsGiant Antarctic Sea Spider

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Giant Antarctic Sea Spiders’ Reproductive Secrets Finally Revealed After 140 YearsGiant Antarctic Sea Spider
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Giant Antarctic Sea Spiders’ Reproductive Secrets Finally Revealed After 140 Years

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Do Butterflies Remember Being Caterpillars?Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly on a flower.

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Do Butterflies Remember Being Caterpillars?Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly on a flower.
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Do Butterflies Remember Being Caterpillars?

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Desert Ants Navigate Using Earth’s Magnetic Field – And It Shows In Their BrainsSahara Desert Ant (Cataglyphis bicolor) running along the sand dunes in Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.

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Desert Ants Navigate Using Earth’s Magnetic Field – And It Shows In Their BrainsSahara Desert Ant (Cataglyphis bicolor) running along the sand dunes in Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.
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Desert Ants Navigate Using Earth’s Magnetic Field – And It Shows In Their Brains

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