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Electromagnetic fields from power lines are messing with honeybees

Transmission towers emit electromagnetic fields that can disrupt honeybees’ ability to pollinate nearby plants, which could reduce biodiversity in these areas

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Bigger butterflies may cope better with climate change

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See a prize-winning photograph of mating golden-tabbed robber flies

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A large brown locust, Locusta migratoria, with a pattern on its body sits on branch among green vegetation in a summer garden. The migratory locust is the most widespread locust species

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Locusts produce an odour to try to put other locusts off eating them

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Assassin bugs cover themselves in sticky plant resin to trap prey

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A butterfly flies near to a light at night

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Slow motion footage reveals why insects are attracted to lights

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Moths around a light bulb

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We finally know why insects are attracted to lights

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A green orchid bee

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Male orchid bees craft unique perfumes from flowers – now we know why

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Male crazy ants have two different sets of DNA in their bodies

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Monarch mass flight

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Alien Worlds review: Celebrating Earth's insects – as they disappear

From diving ants to jewel beetles, there are millions of insect species on Earth. A wonderful new guide from entomologist Steve Nicholls celebrates some of the smallest lives and details the strain they are under

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Honeybees benefit from strips of native plants embedded in farmland

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Our attempts to kill cockroaches forced them to evolve new sex moves

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Male mosquitoes may hang around humans to pick up females

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Eating non-native plants helps some butterflies fight viral infections

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