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Lunch on the Wing: Mantises Snack on Birds (Photos)
July 06, 2017 | Image AlbumPraying mantises primarily hunt insects and spiders, but a new study found that for many large mantises, birds are also on the menu.
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Bug vs. Bird: Praying Mantises Feast on Feathered Prey
July 06, 2017 | ArticleFor a dozen species of praying mantises, birds aren't the predators — they're the prey.
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Cicadas Are Coming! Brood VI Returns After 17 Years
June 12, 2017 | ArticleThis spring, Brood VI periodical cicadas make their first appearance in 17 years.
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Why Are Thousands of Clay Caterpillars Swarming the Globe?
May 18, 2017 | ArticleScientific discovery takes patience, determination, focus and perseverance. And sometimes it also takes 2,879 Plasticine caterpillars.
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Female Dragonflies Play Dead to Escape Stalking Males
May 01, 2017 | ArticleFemale dragonflies say no to sex by faking their deaths, new research has found.
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Crystal-Haired 'Radiohead' Ant Discovered
April 24, 2017 | ArticleA new species of ant, named after the band Radiohead, is dusted with crystalline white hairs and grows its own food.
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Love Bugs: Couple Donates 'World-Class' $10M Insect Collection
March 28, 2017 | ArticleMore than a million insect specimens will be added to the Arizona State University entomology collection.
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Entomologist Couple Donated $10M Bug Collection to University | Video
March 27, 2017 | VideoAmassed over 60 years of field work, the donation is considered one of the world’s largest and most important private insect collections.
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Female Cockroaches Sync Up Their Virgin Births
March 24, 2017 | ArticleFemale roaches are quicker to give virgin birth, or birth without sex, when in the company of other females.
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Do Bugs Poop?
March 19, 2017 | ArticleDon't think too hard about this on your next picnic, but yes, bugs poop.
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