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Bumblebees lose sleep looking after the young by napping half as much
Worker bees tend to their queen’s eggs, feeding and grooming her offspring until they grow into adults – and they lose a significant amount of sleep doing the job
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The Honey Factory review – the buzz of exploring honeybees’ secrets
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Some honeybees have four parents or no mother – and we don’t know why
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Sick ants stay clear of their co-workers to stop disease spreading
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Amber time capsules: see an ancient insect in ultra-high resolution
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Termites in Brazil have covered an area the size of Britain in mounds
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Bees suddenly stopped buzzing in the US during the 2017 solar eclipse
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Dance flies attract males with their hairy legs and inflatable sacs
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Honeybee swarms act like superorganisms to stay together in high winds
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An extreme close-up with a beautiful furry moth
Look into the giant eyes of this poplar hawkmoth and you might be scared, but this hairy insect lacks any means to bite or hurt you
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Fireflies don’t just glow for sex – they do it to warn away bats too
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Health
Modified mosquitoes wipe out whole city’s dengue for the first time
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Rare half-female, half-male cricket leads a complicated life
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Parasite fungus sends insects on sex spree by loading them up on drugs
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