The Glowing Spider-Worms of New Zealand
May 21st, 2012 |
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Imagine you are a tiny caddisfly pupa. When you emerge from your pupal case, it is dark, but not pitch black, and high above you, you see the faint glow of a starry sky. On new wings, you rise. Cue angelic voices. Suddenly, you struggle against an invisible barrier. Cue scary cello. You begin to [...]
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Are Zombie Bees Infiltrating Your Neighborhood?
July 24th, 2012 |
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Zombie bees are not science fiction. They are real—and real threat to already-threatened U.S. honeybee populations. Honeybees (Apis mellifera) in California and South Dakota have been observed acting zombielike, wandering away from their hives at night and crawling around blindly in circles. These insects have been rendered insensate by a parasitizing fly that lays eggs [...]
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