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How do bumblebees get predators to buzz off?

 Bumblebees’ distinctive black and yellow “warning” colours may not be what protects them from flying predators researchers have found. Toxic or venomous animals, like bumblebees, are often brightly coloured to tell would-be predators to keep away. However scientists at Royal … Continue reading

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Tropicalia wildfile: Hentz striped scorpion

Scorpions creep most people out. Maybe it’s because they’re just kind of weird, looking, like a cross between a lobster, spider and a wasp. Movies and literature invariably portray scorpions as bad guys. Think of the 1957 sci-fi classic “The … Continue reading

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