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Occasional Invaders, Not Space Invaders

Brigitta for jcehrlich.com | November 7, 2011
When my American colleagues started talking to me about occasional invaders, I must confess that I had no idea at first what they meant by this phrase. It sounded a bit like a science-fiction term and so I was trying to keep up with the conversation whilst racking my brain as to how this could [...]

Selective Earwig Parenting Skills And Girl Power Amazonian Ants

Danusia for rentokil.com | May 14, 2009
Recent research has shown that earwig parenting skills are pretty selective. Mummy earwig apparently sniffs out the strongest of her young and focusses her attention on them rather than the less healthy ones. Brings another meaning to the term “survival of the fittest” doesn’t it? Read full story here. They aren’t particulary bothersome, more of an inconvenience [...]