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With giant crickets, the males get bigger and bigger
The weta crickets are indeed huge. Weighing up to 20 grams, they are one of the heaviest insects in the world. But the male is only half that size.
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Glow worm
Dr. David Merritt of the University of Queensland (Australia) discovered daily biorhythms as a factor in the act of turning on and off 'lights' in glowing worms.
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Unprotected creatures still survive in the universe
There is a small 6-foot creature with the ability to pause all biological activities in a harsh environment to survive after a trip to space. .
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68 molecules key to understanding critical disease
Why is the origin of many serious diseases still a mystery? A scientist gave a view on an indivisible cell, a living unit, to come up with a specific answer.
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The mysterious genome forms the thumb in humans
Yale scientists have recently discovered some information that contributes to evolutionary changes in human limbs, allowing us to stand up and use tools.
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Bacteria that cause food poisoning prefer duck to beef
Listeria poisoning bacteria can live on surfaces in a meat processing plant if certain other bacteria are present.
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Honey bees create waves to chase enemies away
The phenomenon of hundreds or even thousands of giant honey bees tossing their belly up in just about a second of a second to create a wave of Mexican Wave in the hives…
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Discover new ants in Amazon
The blind ant species live underground by evolutionary biologist Christian Rabeling (University of Texas, Austin) discovered in the Amazon rainforest is the descendants…
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First synthetic tree
In Cornell University lab, for the first time in the world, the research group of Abraham Stroock and Tobias Wheeler created synthetic plants ...
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Flies also suffer from 'neighbors'
Two new studies are published in the September 11 edition of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, revealing that fruit flies are also affected by neighbors.
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How does the tiger tiger deter predators?
If you eat a sausage at a fast food store, you will definitely remember that experience whenever you see the brand of that sausage.
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Asian tiger mosquitoes cause dengue fever
Asian tiger mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus) have black and white pods, they are small, prefer to live in shrubs and grasses, mainly in rural areas.
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Trees also have painkillers
Plants produce chemicals that relieve pain like Aspirin that we use often.
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The male 'does not manage the distance' to find a partner
Finding a mate can be a hard work, the giant night cricket Cook Strait, Deinacrida rugosa, is a living testament to that.