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Experience the world from a bee's perspective

A multi-sensory exhibition by artist Wolfgang Buttress allows us to experience the world as a bee and imagine the devastation of our planet without them

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Experience the world from a bee's perspective

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Flies undertake epic migrations that may be vital for pollination

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Rising temperatures are cooking bumblebee nests and killing larvae

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FGDCKA Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) adult female queen and workers, in nest, Powys, Wales, July
Title: Bees from World Museum's Entomology collection - Orchid bee Euglossa sp. (Male) North/South America Caption: Orchid bee Euglossa sp. (Male) North/South America - Bee specimen from World Museum's Entomology collection Credit: ? Pete Carr Photography

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These stunning close-up photos offer a window onto the world of bees

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Odd bump on praying mantis chest is actually world’s weirdest tongue

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Wasps use face-recognition brain cells to identify each other

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Nocturnal ants use polarised moonlight to find their way home

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A cicada double brood is coming – it's less rare than you think

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Sleeping bumblebees can survive underwater for a week

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Air pollution can make insects mate with the wrong species

Ground-level ozone, a product of pollution from cars, degrades insect pheromones, and this can result in mismatched mating and sterile offspring

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Ant queens have good reasons for eating their own babies

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A new species of fluffy longhorn beetle found in Queensland, Australia

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Fluffy beetle discovered in Australia may be the world's hairiest

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City moths may have evolved smaller wings due to light pollution

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Bumblebees show each other how to solve complex puzzles

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