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A cucurbit beetle. (Raphaela Campos/Flickr)

What do some bugs do before a storm hits?

Everyone knows that some mammals can sense impending changes in weather, but what about insects? And if they do know bad weather’s coming, how do they react? The answer for some beetles appears to be: by getting busy. In a new paper Brazilian scientists discuss their observations of  male cucurbit beetles with regard to changing air […] [Read More]