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Navigation without GPS: How Ants Use Ultraviolet Light to Orient Themselves

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If I am lost and need to find my way home, I grab my phone and turn on the GPS. However, animals do not have this option. They need to be able to find their way home based on their … Continue reading

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Spiders Don’t Need Sunscreen: The Role of Ultraviolet Light in Signaling in Jumping Spiders

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First thing I pack when I go to the beach: sunscreen. Without it, I, and many other people, get terrible sunburns, caused by the exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun. UV light is a type of light that … Continue reading

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Even Insects Hate Traffic: How Noise Affects the Song Patterns of Tree Crickets

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Traffic poses a direct threat to the survival of insects; they can easily be squashed under a tire or on a windshield. However, it also may pose an indirect threat by causing noise that interferes with mating calls. Traffic and … Continue reading

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