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Insect youths give in to parasitic mum

Adult children concede to exploitative mums leading to the evolution of insect societies, new research has found.

Date
21 April 2021
Category
Research

Secrets of the Scottish centipede

Blind Brora centipede unlocks clues to the origins of creepy crawlies

Date
25 November 2014
Category
Research

A bug’s life

University academics offer an insight into garden life

Date
12 July 2013
Category
Community

Scientists unlock secrets of the sting

Killer wasp genome reveals insights into insect behaviour & evolution.

Date
15 January 2010
Category
Research

Bugs under the Victorian microscope

'Bugs and the Victorians' explores the history of an age.

Date
7 July 2009
Category
Research

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