Insects Articles

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October 11, 2025

Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years

Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds studyThe number of wild bee species in Europe...

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September 28, 2025

Fiji’s ants might be the canary in the coal mine for the insect apocalypse

A new genetic technique lets museum samples track population dynamics. ...

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September 11, 2025

Fiji ant study provides new evidence of insects’ decline on remote islands

DNA analysis of endemic specimens in museums finds 79% of ant populations in Pacific archipelago are shrinkingIsland-dwelling insects have not been...

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August 18, 2025

‘It felt magical’: monarch butterfly swarm delights visitors and locals in Western Australia town

For more than two months, the bright orange butterflies have been descending on Nannup in WA’s south-west, attracted by invasive plant species

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August 13, 2025

Natural England hails recovery of 150 struggling species

Chair Tony Juniper celebrates successes but says ‘collective endeavour’ needed to halt country’s decline in natureEngland needs a massive “collective...

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July 31, 2025

Supersized stick insect discovered in high-altitude trees in Australia

The 40cm-long insect, named Acrophylla alta, weighs slightly less than a golf ball and may be the heaviest insect in Australia

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