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Wild animals are great gift givers – and there’s one present in particular I’d love ...

The Guardian 25 Dec 2025
Penguins hand over pebbles; scorpionflies give spitballs. But I’m hankering after a sea sponge presented by a dolphin ... No, I don’t want a candle that smells like turkey, because, well, we’ll be cooking turkey ... AKA semen ... learn from the animal kingdom.
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How insects could help NASA build life on the Moon and Mars

The Times of India 24 Dec 2025
In recent research, insects have emerged as unlikely but promising allies for future lunar and Martian habitats ... Although much weaker than Earth’s, scientists believe it may be enough for insects to walk, fly, feed, and reproduce more naturally.
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In Pursuit of the Monarch’s Magnetic Sense

New York Times 23 Dec 2025
The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading the way ... .
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Tiny, destructive varroa mite has SA beekeepers on high alert

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 22 Dec 2025
The varroa mite may be tiny — only a millimetre or two long — but it poses a huge threat to honey bees, beekeepers and honey producers, who are on high alert after the destructive mite's recent arrival in South Australia ... .
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Benton County Inspections: Multiple dead insects inside ice well; syrup-like substance observed in the bottom ...

NWA Online 22 Dec 2025
Violations marked as priority contribute directly to the elimination, prevention or reduction in the hazards associated with foodborne illness. Priority violations include prevention of contamination, cooking, reheating, cooling and handwashing ... .
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9 new butterflies discovered in old museum archives

Popular Science 21 Dec 2025
When you think of butterflies, chances are you imagine unmistakable insects with bright, bold wings. But it turns out that individual butterfly species are sometimes shockingly difficult to tell apart ... Image. Zootaxa ... ramirezi, and T ... ....
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Hilarious moment darts star RUNS AWAY from the Ally Pally wasp as insect causes more ...

The Daily Mail 20 Dec 2025
The insect has become as much of a feature in the World Darts Championship as the arrows themself, and provided yet more entertainment on Friday evening ....
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Walk among 2m-tall giant bugs at ArtScience Museum’s magnified insect photo exhibition from Jan 17

Straits Times 19 Dec 2025
Visitors can examine colours and textures that often remain invisible even to observers up close ....
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Weak ants conquered Earth using sheer numbers

Popular Science 19 Dec 2025
Here’s a fun (and creepy) fact ... To put zeroes on it, that’s around 20,000,000,000,000,000 of the six-legged insects living all around us ... To investigate, Matte and his collaborators focused on each insect’s cuticle ... However, these benefits aren’t free ... .
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From insects to leaf buds: Ruffed grouse adapt to life in the snow

The Berkshire Eagle 18 Dec 2025
Early winter challenges wildlife, and ruffed grouse survive harsh months by shifting diets and relying on mature forests for food and shelter ....
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Darts player creates a buzz by bringing insect spray onto the stage at worlds

Rutland Herald 17 Dec 2025
LONDON (AP) — Wasps are causing mayhem on the stage at the world darts championship, so one player came prepared to deal with them ....
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Dart player brings insect spray onto the stage

Taipei Times 17 Dec 2025
After walking onto the stage ahead of his first-round match on Tuesday, Jurjen van der Velde created a bit of a buzz by pulling out insect repellent from his pocket and started spraying the air around ...
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