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Pine beetles attack Canada, boosting GHG emissions

Colorful insects help search for anti-cancer drugs

Dung beetles persist in long-term forest fragments but may suffer from hunting of large animals

Insect diversity in the tropics greater than previously believed

Bats protect crops from insects

Bats eat as many insects as birds

Monarch butterfly migration threatened by illegal logging in Mexico

Ants first farmed well before humans

DEET repellent works by blocking human odor from mosquitoes

Photos: Caterpillar transforms from mimicking bird droppings to a leaf

Global warming to increase insect attacks on plants

To reproduce, parasite transforms ant into juicy red berry

Disappearance of elephants, giraffes causes ecological chain reaction

Butterfly tricks ants into caring for its young

Beetle droppings help forests recover from fire

Termites may produce cleaner biofuels

Billions of disappearing bees linked to virus

Stopping malaria using smell

Orchids may have co-existed with dinosaurs

Flies prefer Coke

European blood-sucker falls victim to global warming

Vampire bats invade Finland thanks to global warming

conservation biology needs to be accessible to the masses

Army ants form living pothole plugs to speed up delivery

20-40% of U.S. bees have disappeared

Mosquitoes are evolving in response to global warming

Tear-sucking moth in Madagascar feeds on bird eyes

Antarctic insects make natural anti-freeze to survive cold

Insects cultivate antibiotic-producing bacteria in their antennae

Detecting poisons in nectar is an odour-ous task for honeybees

Ladybugs ruin good wine

Invasive species is pestering Europe’s rich

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