Dung beetle mothers protect their offspring from a warming world by digging deeper
Everyone is feeling the heat these days – even species that develop underground.
Nov. 9, 2022 • ~9 min
Everyone is feeling the heat these days – even species that develop underground.
If you think only humans engage in disinformation, think again. Here is a stunning example of a beetle manipulating the odors emitted from a rotting corpse to keep it hidden from competitors.
Animals that regularly dine on toxic food may hold clues for designing new drugs to treat persistent pain in humans.
In the Amazon, beetles and flowering trees have developed a tight bond. Hundreds of beetle species thrive off of and pollinate blossoms, helping to maintain some of the highest biodiversity on Earth.
Researchers realised a dull-looking 13,000-year-old weevil was actually covered in brilliant green, blue and yellow nanoscopic crystals.
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