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Two new giant stick insects found in Australia, one with lidded eggs
What scientists thought were two species turned out to be five. One lays eggs with a ringed lid never seen before in stick insects.
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A parasitic worm sends earwigs into water, and genes offer clues
Earwigs usually avoid open water. When the roundworm inside is ready to leave, they walk in, and both animals change which genes they use.
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Wild honeybees enter the EU Red List as endangered for the first time
Colonies living in tree hollows are losing their homes, and could drop by more than half within 10 years.