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differences between the sexes. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Differences between the sexes - the worm version

Recently, Weizmann Institute of Science scientists compared neural networks of female and male worms, and discovered a molecular mechanism that may explain how differences between the sexes in neurological diseases in humans arise
Snails walk after the rain. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Things that people know: who moved my slug?

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Snails appearing with the shooter aroused the curiosity of Veronica who asks where do they disappear in the summer?
A bridge of ants. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Things that Yoram knows: Go to the ant

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Nir looks in amazement at the rows of industrious ants and asks: Is there slavery in nature? Are the workers enslaved to the queen?
The fire ant colony demonstrates teamwork. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Invasion of the Clone Fireports

The fire ant can reproduce both sexually and asexually. The worker ants, which are all female, are the result of the normal mating process between a female and a male, but each time the queen wants to make a queen
Day-old bees are marked in blue. From the study

Like humans there are also bees that rebel against group opinions in the hive

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octopus. Prof. Benny Hochner's lab at the Hebrew University

The myth is busted: an octopus does not have an independent brain in each arm

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A study, led by researchers from the Hebrew University, provides the first proof that the octopus's brain receives information from the arms regarding their position or movement. It also shows for the first time that there is control between the brain
A deadly mantis in a horror movie. An insect of this size would have suffocated in the absence of a mechanism for transporting oxygen. Reynold Brown, Wikimedia

Things people know: why are insects small?

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Over a million species of insects breathe through cilia, so there is a limit to their growth capacity.
In Waitomo Cave live tiny larvae called Orchenocampa luminosa (luminous mosquitoes). Photo: Shutterstock

The secret of the magical cave

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Somewhere in far away New Zealand there is a cave that is illuminated by a spectacularly beautiful blue light. The entire ceiling of the cave sparkles like a starry night sky. How does this happen without human contact? The magic of nature
The camera is a kind of "Go Pro for insects", which records what is happening from the insect's point of view. Photo: Mark Stone University of Washington

An insect with a camera

Researchers from the University of Washington present a unique development in the field: a camera so small and light that even insects can carry it on their bodies like a backpack
The prodania larvae hatch from the eggs. Photo: shutterstock

What can vegetarian insects teach us about the importance of vitamin C in their development?

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Insects are less efficient pollinators than bees, but they compensate for this disadvantage by visiting each flower more frequently. Photo: shutterstock

Environment for insects and vice versa

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as the Pelargonium flute. New resident in Jerusalem. Photo: M.violante CC BY-SA 3.0

The Great Migration of Fish and Butterflies

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In the photo: a fluorescent image of the parasite's spores Photo: Prof. Stephen D. Atkinson (Oregon State University, OR

The world's first non-breathing animal was discovered

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The aphid Myzus persicae. Harms crops of potatoes and peaches. Photo: Scott Bauer

Harmful but less

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A bee visits the evening primrose flower. Photo: shutterstock

Sweet hum

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beehive. Photo: shutterstock

Why do the bees stop dancing?

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Scientists have deciphered the unique structure of the exoskeleton in two species of scorpions: thick pincers and thin pincers

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insect. Photo: from PIXABAY.COM

The silent collapse of the insect kingdom

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Cows die of diseases carried by the tsetse fly, South Africa, 1896. From Wikipedia

Also for a hot fly

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The parasite escapes the immune system by changing antigen. The red and green colors illustrate the difference between the antigens presented by the different individuals. DNA is shown in blue. Courtesy of Laura Muller

An international research group has cracked the genome sequence and genome structure of the deadly sleeping parasite Trypanosoma brucei

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The start-up company Planetarc-Bio has developed an environmentally friendly preparation against the palm weevil parasite

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Thief Ant, CC 4.0

Antibiotic development inspired by the ants

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The Madagascar moon moth emerges from the pupa. Photo: from Wikipedia

'wearable conditioning'

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A tiny neural controller developed by researchers at the University of Connecticut could provide more accurate analysis of biological micro-robots, for example using devices in search and rescue missions in collapsed buildings. Image: University of Connecticut

A cyborg cockroach could one day save your life

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When an ant approaches a food item, it feels the forces exerted by the other ants carrying it, and accordingly decides whether it should pull the item or pick it up

Re-route thoughts

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