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Jessica Groenendijk's avatar

Well. That's just about the weirdest insect behaviour I've ever heard of. Honest-to-god creepy, strange, and wonderful, indeed. Great article!

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Richard Conniff on Nature's avatar

Thanks, Jessica. I've always found strange and creepy animal behaviors oddly appealing.

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Barbara Fallon's avatar

Enjoyed this piece a lot. Heard about this critter on NPR while driving today-but from you first.

My favorite quote is “ Science is not transactional “. Maybe that’s why our president wants to cancel it.

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Richard Conniff on Nature's avatar

Glad you liked it. I agree with your last sentence.

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Susan Brockman's avatar

Fascinating. Thank you for this informative post!

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Chris Weber's avatar

Wow.

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