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If other visual cues are missing, ants build higher nest hills to facilitate homing of foraging nest mates more

Single-cell multi-omics reveals that cell types are differentially involved in the production and accumulation of medically relevant plant compounds more

Migratory locusts release a toxic substance to fend off their own conspecifics
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Two bacterial partners supply auger beetles with vital nutrients for the synthesis of a sturdy exoskeleton more

High levels of ozone destroy the chemical mating signal of the insects and may thus contribute to global insect decline more

When metabolizing spruce bark, the insect’s fungal partners release volatile compounds that bark beetles recognize through specialized olfactory sensory neurons more

Sequestration of plant toxins by monarch butterflies leads to reduced warning signal conspicuousness more

Depending on the composition of the defensive toxins of their host plants, the insects use two different complementary enzymes for detoxification more

Chicks are intimidated by eyespots that appear to gaze at them, providing an explanation for why eyespots are often symmetrical more