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Print versionOct 08 Giant bird eating spider captured on film
Nov 08 Who needs guns when you have insects?
Dec 08 Invasion of Hairy Caterpillars in Queensland.
Jan 09 Electrical aphid conductors complete the circuit in legume resistance research
Feb 09 Link Between Southern USA Stink Bug And Cotton Disease Explained
Mar 09 New invertebrates found and named in WA
Mar 09 Bugs take drugs!
Mar 09 Wasp bred to tackle livestock pest
Mar 09 UQ students dig up dirt on dung beetle research
Mar 09 Remote diagnostics allow on the spot insect identifications for quarantine
May 09 'Velcro'-like Structures On Flower Petals Help Bees Stick
Dec 09 - First Butterflies in space emerge
Dec 09 - Bagheera kiplingi - the mostly vegetarian spider
Dec 09 - Aggression-Promoting Pheromone Discovered in Flies
Dec 09 - How a Brain Hormone Controls Insect Metamorphosis
Jan 2010 - Nocturnal Vision of Insects Inspires Automakers to Develop Improved Night Cameras
Jan 2010 - Deadly Scorpion Provides Safe Pesticide
Jan 2010 - Poison-taster ants protect the colony
Jan 2010 - No one villain behind honeybee colony collapse
Jan 2010 - Northern Territory Insects: A comprehensive guide by Graham Brown. Now available!
Feb 2010: Deceptively delicious smell of infected squash plants tricks aphids into spreading disease
Feb2010: Migrating Insects Fly in the Fast Lane
Feb 2010: Surprising New Branches on Arthropod Family Tree
April 2010: Hawaiian caterpillars are first known amphibious insects
Mar 2010: Pulling power points way to world's strongest insect - a dung beetle
Mar 2010: Glow in the dark sperm sheds light on reproductive biology, sexual selection and speciation
Mar 2010: Bees face "unprecedented" pesticide exposures
April 2010: Bees see super color at super speed
April 2010: Sand Fly Barcoding in Panama Reveals Leishmania Strain and Its Potential Control
April 2010: Stunning pictures of sleeping insects covered in water droplets
April 2010: World's Strongest Insect Revealed
June 2010: Pathogens Chase Down Migrating Gypsy Moths
May 2010: Aphids make their own bright colors - Insects borrowed genes from fungi to make nutritious pigments
May 2010: Fruit flies turn on autopilot - High-speed video shows how bugs change course in a flash
June 2010: New Species of Large Blue Butterfly Discovered
June 2010: 25 New Beetle Species Found in Turkish Oak Biotopes
June 2010: New rapid, effective system for monitoring mosquito-borne disease
June 2010: From Butterflies' Wings to Bank Notes: How Nature's Colors Could Cut Bank Fraud
July 2010: Researchers Find 'Key Ingredient' That Regulates Termite Caste System
July 2010: Insulin Signaling Key to Caste Development in Bees
July 2010: Pear Pest's Chemical 'Come Hither' Identified
July 2010: Forget mice, elephants intimidated by ants; Swarms on acacia trees keep the mighty beasts at bay
July 2010: New University of Florida cell phone ’app’ lets users identify pests with photos, text
August 2010: Combination of Biological and Chemical Pesticides More Effective Than Expected on Malaria Mosquitoes
August 2010: Artificial Bee Eye Gives Insight Into Insects’ Visual World
August 2010: Aphids, abandon ship
Sept 2010: Tasmanian parasitic wasps to NZ rescue