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Do Invertebrates Have Emotions?

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Science Snapshot: Insect Resurrection

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Some Bats Buzz Like Hornets to Deter Predators

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Climate Change and Agriculture Together Halve Insect Populations

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Antibiotics Given to Moths Spur Upregulation of Growth Genes

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Chimps Appear to Treat Others' Wounds Using Insects

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Termite Brains Anticipate Future Visual Challenges

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A Single Transcription Factor Changes Ants to Queens

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Australian Beetles Walk on the Underside of Water’s Surface

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Scientists Go Down the Cicada Hole

Invertebrate Density Influences Plant Flowering Times, Abundance

Fly Colonies Help Calculate Time of Death of Car Trunk Cadavers

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