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Beetles are the world’s most abundant animals, called “the most important species on the planet.”
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Praying mantises and aquatic insects reveal cunning physical adaptations for ruthless survival.
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Pollinators – bees, moths and butterflies – bring color to the world and put food on our plates.
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Could a world without insects survive? Scientists investigate the global insect “apocalypse.”
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Ummat Somjee goes to Thailand to observe the cultural tradition of fighting beetles.
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Evolutionary Biologist Ummat Somjee describes his research on Flag-footed bugs in Panamá.
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Urban Ecologist Sylvana Ross visits Baltimore, Maryland, to find Tapinoma Sessile.
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Jesse Barber and Akito Kawahara study the evolutionary arms race between bats and moths.
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On the plains of South Africa, an army of dung beetles recycle the dung of large mammals.
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Dragonfly expert Jessica Ware heads to Guyuna to sample dragonfly diversity.
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A four-part investigation into insect declines, exploring their diversity and ecological importance.
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Gavin Svenson heads to the Brazilian rainforest to sample the diversity of mantises.
