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Close-up of a mosquito feeding on skin

Blood

Why Do Mosquitoes Need Blood?

Only female mosquitoes bite, and they are not hungry. They need blood to make eggs.

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Fireflies glowing in a summer meadow at night

Nature's Chemistry

How Do Fireflies Glow?

Discover the precise chemistry behind firefly bioluminescence, how luciferin and luciferase create light that is nearly 100% efficient, and why fireflies flash.

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Leafcutter ants carrying leaves into their colony

Entomology

How Do Ants Organize Colonies?

Discover how ant colonies operate without central leadership - using pheromones, castes, and collective intelligence to build complex, self-organizing societies.

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Editorial illustration of a Venus flytrap catching an insect

BOTANY

Why Do Some Plants Eat Bugs?

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Editorial illustration of a Venus flytrap catching an insect

BOTANY

Why Do Venus Flytraps Eat Bugs?

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