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Ants also know how to rebel against oppressors
A new study finds that slave ants sometimes rebel unexpectedly against the rulers and
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How does the spider say 'not' to sex?
When a male spider does it, it will cut off its genitalia to
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Detecting eyeless spiders
Scientists have just welcomed the newest member of the prey spider family, which is an invisible spider (no eye). Predatory spiders, like most other spiders, are natural…
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Strange insects attack sweet potatoes
Many sweet potato growing areas of farmers in Vinh Long province are being attacked by strange insects. This insect is as small as a toothpick, about 4cm long, its body…
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Russia has just discovered a rare lichen
Russia's Ita-tass news agency reported on August 12 that its scientists have discovered a rare rare lichen named in the International Red Book, at Kronotsky Nature Reser…
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There are unusual butterflies in Fukushima
Radioactive contamination may be the cause of mutations in butterflies in Fukushima - Japan. They have more legs, whiskers and transforms into wing shapes.
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Accidental discovery of new insects through Flickr
The entomologist Shaun Winterton could see it but didn't notice the difference between the blue and black markings on its wing. He sent the photo to his colleague but th…
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Spotted spiders have strange legs in America
'This is the first time scientists have discovered a new endemic spider family in North America since 1890,' said Charles Grisworld, a researcher at the California Acade…
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Strange insects know photosynthesis like trees
A tiny insect commonly known as aphid may be one of the few animals that can turn sunlight into energy like a tree.
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New rice varieties improve productivity for Asia
Scientists have discovered a gene in India's Kasalath wild rice variety that has the potential to increase rice production in poorly nutrient gravel soils.
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Soft rice for the elderly
The new rice was created by the Miao-feng District Agricultural Research Station in central Taiwan. To find it, the station's scientists have been studying for the past…
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Catch bacteria that provide fuel for cars
US scientists have found a way to produce biofuels for cars and motor vehicles with a normal bacterium in the soil.
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Sunbathing insects to prevent disease
Paul Boxelder often concentrates in groups to sunbathe in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Given that this phenomenon is unusual, biologists from Simon Fraser U…
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Discover the oldest insect in the world
The chronology of three insect corpses is about 230 million years old, meaning that they were born in the Three Gorges and at the same time as dinosaurs. They consist of…