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Bring Back the Light: The mission to save the fireflies in Bali

How Indonesia’s only firefly conservation lab aims to repopulate Bali's jungle amid habitat loss and pollution  

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Bring back the light laboratory - Novi and Cindy

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Asian hornets have overwintered in the UK for the first time

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Ants learn faster on caffeine

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Argentine ants (Linepithema humile)
Experience the world from a bee's perspective

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Experience the world from a bee's perspective

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Flies undertake epic migrations that may be vital for pollination

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FGDCKA Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) adult female queen and workers, in nest, Powys, Wales, July

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Rising temperatures are cooking bumblebee nests and killing larvae

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Title: Bees from World Museum's Entomology collection - Orchid bee Euglossa sp. (Male) North/South America Caption: Orchid bee Euglossa sp. (Male) North/South America - Bee specimen from World Museum's Entomology collection Credit: ? Pete Carr Photography

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These stunning close-up photos offer a window onto the world of bees

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Odd bump on praying mantis chest is actually world’s weirdest tongue

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Wasps use face-recognition brain cells to identify each other

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Nocturnal ants use polarised moonlight to find their way home

An Australian bull ant is the first animal known to use the patterns produced by polarised moonlight to navigate its environment

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A cicada double brood is coming – it's less rare than you think

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Sleeping bumblebees can survive underwater for a week

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Air pollution can make insects mate with the wrong species

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Ant queens have good reasons for eating their own babies

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