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Bumblebee landing on a tomato plant

Life

Aphrodisiac virus makes plants super-attractive to bumblebees

The benefits of a viral infection for tomato plants may outweigh the costs – infected plants attract more pollinators and therefore produce more seeds

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Wasp sitting atop spider silk

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Wasps stitch up spiders in silk nests where they are eaten alive

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Mass of bees extending down from branch

Life

Giant honeybees may act like a collective lung to beat the heat

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Cactus bugs compensate for lack of weapons with bigger balls

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Cactus bugs compensate for lack of weapons with bigger balls

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A Pheidole drogon minor worker

Earth

Spiky new ant species is named after Game of Thrones dragons

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Controversial pesticides may be lowering the sperm count of bees

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Controversial pesticides may be lowering the sperm count of bees

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Bees drinking out of a puddle

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Bees spew water at their hive-mates when the temperature rises

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Cardiocondyla ants

Life

Kiss of death marks young ant rivals for worker kill squad

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Silencing ‘Spider-Man gene’ makes flies stick to walls and die

Life

Silencing ‘Spider-Man gene’ makes flies stick to walls and die

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Hive from outside

Life

Listen to secrets of a honeybee hive in Kew’s latest sculpture

An ingenious new installation at London’s Kew Gardens offers visitors a novel way to experience life inside the hive – and commune with nature

Culture

Life

Carnivorous plant conned out of a meal by cunning fly larvae

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Technology

Dragonfly wings can track radiation doses after a nuclear mishap

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Health

Animals may be fed manure-bred maggots to make meat sustainable

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Life

Plant bleeds nectar when attacked to summon ant defenders

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