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Climate change could turn bumblebees into picky eaters

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Climate change could turn bumblebees into picky eaters

Temperature and humidity changes that influence the way flowers grow can make bumblebees picky eaters – and climate change could make them even more so

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honeybee

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A single honeybee has cloned itself hundreds of millions of times

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Cyborg cockroach with camera ‘backpack’ can be steered remotely

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Cyborg cockroach with camera ‘backpack’ can be steered remotely

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‘Hangry’ male fruit flies attack each other if they go without food

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‘Hangry’ male fruit flies attack each other if they go without food

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This smart shift in pesticide use could let insect populations recover

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This smart shift in pesticide use could let insect populations recover

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Parasitic ants keep evolving to lose their smell and taste genes

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Parasitic ants keep evolving to lose their smell and taste genes

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Toxic beetle’s genetics reveals how evolution makes new organs

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Toxic beetle’s genetics reveals how evolution makes new organs

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ants

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Spiders avoid surfaces that have previously been covered with ants

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Ant species given first gender-neutral scientific name

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Ant species given first gender-neutral scientific name

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Wasps with no social life may find it harder to recognise others

A species of social wasp can recognise its peers by patterns on their faces, but wasps raised in isolation experience less growth of the brain regions thought to be involved in the skill

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Bees exposed to more toxic pesticides despite overall use falling

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Nearly 500 bee species are thriving in a small patch of US desert

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Bees have higher brain cell density than birds – but ants don’t

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Playing dead really works to help insects avoid being eaten by birds

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