Insects
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Plant that mimics odour of half-eaten ants to attract pollinators discovered
Botanist says new Japanese species of dogbane is first evidence of plants copying antsIt’s a stark demonstrati…
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Country diary: Komorebi is a green world within a green world | Paul Evans
The Marches, Shropshire: So much contained in a single Japanese word – it suggests sunlight through leaves, a …
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‘Brief shining of the light’: Japan’s fireflies dance – and mate – in isolation amid Covid-19
Next year visitors to Tatsuno ‘will once again see fireflies dance wonderfully’, says mayorCoronavirus – lates…
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If the shoo fits: cows painted with zebra stripes keep flies in line
Insect bites can be significantly cut using a cunning disguise, researchers findPainting a cow to look somethi…