Technology
‘Insect-eye’ compass can navigate by the sun even on a cloudy day
By mimicking how some insects use polarised light to navigate, a light-detecting compass can tell where magnetic north is even if clouds are covering the sun
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Ants treat their own fungal infections by eating aphids
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Some insects disguise themselves as spiders to avoid getting eaten
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Emergence of huge cicada generation in 2021 led to a caterpillar boom
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Paris’s bedbug problem is probably no worse than other major cities
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Wing-flapping robot helps explain the evolution of insect flight
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Environment
Europe’s ‘insect apocalypse’ may mostly be driven by changing weather
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Stick insects that are normally asexual may occasionally have sex
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Red imported fire ants with painful bites have taken hold in Europe
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Animal motion-capture studio tracks bird flocks and insect swarms
A barn rigged with dozens of cameras and sensors could help scientists better understand the group dynamics and flight patterns of flocks of birds and swarms of insects
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Flies riding on a carousel suggest that insects like to play
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Female stick insect clones itself despite having sex with males
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Bees miss out on sleep if they are exposed to light at night
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Male moths make their own perfume from flowers to attract females
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