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Alfalfa leafcutter bee

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Wild bees' nest made entirely out of plastic discovered in Argentina

The first report of a bee’s nest made entirely from plastic comes from Argentina. The leafcutter bees created cells out of what may be bits of old plastic bags

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Bees.

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Bees.

Two wasps

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Wasps are the first invertebrates seen to use a type of logic

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Two species of colourful stick insects discovered in Madagascar

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Two species of colourful stick insects discovered in Madagascar

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Archocyrtus kovalevi likely fed on the nectar of gymnosperms

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Pollinators may have evolved 40 million years before flowers existed

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A fern moth caterpillar

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Arsenic-munching caterpillars may ingest poison to prevent being eaten

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Formica fusca workers with eggs and larvae on a pile (Larvae are the wrinkly looking ones on top). first picture just demonstrates that this species keeps their brood together, thus providing the larvae access to eggs, unlike many other species where different brood stages are kept separately.

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Ant larvae defend their homes by eating eggs laid by intruders

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World’s biggest bee rediscovered after decades on ‘most wanted’ list

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World’s biggest bee rediscovered after decades on ‘most wanted’ list

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honeybees flying

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Bees prefer to turn right and it helps them decide where to live

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Insects

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The decline of insects is nature’s alarm bell ringing very loudly

Extinction threats concern most of us when rhinos, elephants and orangutans are at risk, but revelations that insect biodiversity is on the brink should worry us more

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Rhinoceros beetles have weird mouth gears that help them chew

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Monarch butterflies' beautiful wing scales enable their epic migration

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Rich people's gardens are better for bees and other pollinators

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Wasp eggs laid on paralysed insects emit gas that keeps victims fresh

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