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Insects Aren’t Attracted to Artificial Lights. They’re Tortured by Them
Humans have used light to trap insects for at least 2,000 years (thanks, Romans). Now, a team of researchers says they know why the animals are apparently drawn to the light—and it’s not a happy tale. The modern bug zapper has been around for about a century. It has killed countless mosquitos, dragonflies, moths, you…
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California’s Brutal Storms May Have Killed Over Half Its Monarch Butterflies
California has been enduring a winter of wild weather, and it’s not just humans that have suffered for it. A new count of monarchs in the state turned up a disturbing low number of the endangered butterflies.
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Researchers Created a ‘Cyborg Cockroach’ With a Backpack Camera to Inspect Disaster Zones
The next time you move to squish a cockroach, you may want to pause before your shoe delivers the finishing blow. One of the earth’s most infamous insects could become its cyborg saviour, according to a recent study by Japanese researchers.
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Newly Discovered Insect Looks Like Mothman
Researchers in western Uganda found a new species of leafhopper insect, the first sighting of any animal from its genus seen since 1969. The red-eyed, metallic-looking animal resembles the legendary Mothman and is nearly as rare.