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This Butterfly May Have Been the First Insect Driven Extinct by U.S. Urbanisation
Scientists say they’ve confirmed a decades-old suspicion about the loss of the Xerces blue butterfly in the U.S by the 1940s. Based on genetic analysis of a 93-year-old specimen and others, they say the Xerces blue really was a distinct species of butterfly, rather than a sub-group of another existing species, as some scientists have…
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These Butterflies Use Their Putrid Genitalia to Keep Rivals Away From Mates
A chemical produced by the male genitals of this tropical butterfly is so repulsive, scientists refer to it as an “anti-aphrodisiac.”
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Even Fruit Fly Eyes Can Look Beautiful
You’ve probably never stared deep into the eyes of a fruit fly — until now. Because this beautiful image reveals the inner workings of the the compound eye of Drosophila melanogaster.