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What makes parasitic cuckoo bees so cu-cool? They parasitize foreign nests without detection

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You heard right, some species of bees—known as cuckoo bees—have lost the ability to provide for their offspring, leading them to parasitize the food provisions collected by other bee species. Cuckoo bees are brood parasites, or species with offspring that … Continue reading

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Grateful that I am not a female winter moth: insectivorous birds can detect chemical cues of female winter moths during mating season and eat them (and their mates)

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How predator and prey species interact with each other can affect the dynamics of an ecosystem and the consequent species composition and diversity of the area. Because of this, piecing together how these interactions occur and on what levels is … Continue reading

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