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Eaten, used as taxis and vomited up: how bees support other animals

Eaten, used as taxis and vomited up: how bees support other animals

Ahead of world bee day on May 20, the author looks at how other animals rely on bees for food and shelter and even transport.

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What do spiders really get up to on Halloween?

They’ve got better things to be getting on with than plotting with witches.

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Rise of the Zombie Bugs takes readers on a jaw-dropping tour of the parasite world

Parasites do creatively gruesome things to their host.

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How insects and the smallest animals survive Antarctica

The fascinating fight for survival among Antarctica’s tiniest animals.

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