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Note: All links leave to external sites.<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Howdy, BugFans,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As usual, the BugLady\u2019s \u201cBugs in the News\u201d folder runneth over, so here\u2019s a collection of articles to chew on. Many come from the wonderful Smithsonian Daily Newsletter, which not only posts a lot of good stuff, but it doesn\u2019t put articles behind a paywall. Support your Smithsonian!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THANKS, POLLINATORS –
8 Reasons to ‘Bee’ in Awe of Pollinators by Donna Stockton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Bee<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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SMALL BUT MIGHTY (get in line, Ben Franklin) –
Honeybee Swarms Can Produce as Much Electric Charge as a Storm Cloud<\/a> by Sarah Kuta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Honeybee<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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JUST MIGHTY –
This Ancient, Nine-Foot-Long, 100-Pound Millipede Could Be the Largest Invertebrate to Ever Live<\/a> by Rasha Aridi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Worm<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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HOW SPRINGTAILS SPRING –
Springtails Are Nature\u2019s Tiny Gymnasts, Videos Reveal<\/a> by Sarah Kuta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPIDERWEBS TRAP SOUND –
Orb-weaver spider uses web to capture sounds<\/a> by Krishna Ramanujan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ANTS MAKE MILK –
Scientists Just Discovered That Ants Make Milk<\/a> by Will Sullivan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AND THEY SERIOUSLY OUTNUMBER US –
The number of ants on Earth has a mass greater than all birds and mammals combined<\/a> by Ayanna Archie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BUMBLE BEES PLAY –
If bumblebees can play, does it mean they have feelings? This study suggests yes<\/a> by Vanessa Romo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Bee<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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MOTH NAVIGATION (AND ain\u2019t technology grand!) –
How Migrating Death\u2019s-Head Hawkmoths Fly Along a Straight Path<\/a> by Margaret Osborne<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BugLady<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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