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Very hangry caterpillars could help reveal genetic basis of aggression
Monarch caterpillars get more aggressive when they are hungry, resulting in them headbutting and lunging at other caterpillars in an attempt to secure food
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Spectacular red palm weevil scoops top award in bug photography prize
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Near-uncrushable beetle’s exoskeleton could inspire tough structures
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Leafcutter ants choose architecturally sound building materials
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Cockroach species found to live like ants with workers and a queen
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A chemical that encourages locusts to swarm could also help stop them
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Fruit flies have special neurons that sense the wind to aid navigation
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Seal lice can survive the pressure found 4000 metres under the sea
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Spiderwebs gather DNA that can help us monitor insects in forests
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Mosquitoes evolved to suck human blood when they couldn鈥檛 find water
Mosquitoes that carry Zika and dengue may have developed their taste for our blood as a way to cope with long dry seasons, since human activity often creates standing water
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Beetles carrying tiny backpack cameras stream footage to a smartphone
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Butterflies are showing us how wildlife will cope with climate change
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Climate change may push Zika virus into southern and eastern Europe
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