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Backswimmer Insects Drag Prey Into the Upside Down
These voracious predators cruise belly up below the surface of a pond or gentle stream.
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Watch Barn Owls Swallow Rodents Whole
Barn owls turn mice, gophers and voles into balls of fur and bones known as pellets.
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Stop! Thief! Carpenter Bees are Notorious Nectar Robbers
It’s called nectar robbing: Bees get nectar, but don’t pollinate the plants in exchange.
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Citrus Psyllids Bribe Ants With Strings Of Candy Poop
Researchers use invisible lasers, ghastly wasps and more trickery to protect orange groves
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How Hoverflies Spawn Maggots that Sweeten Your Oranges
As they gorge, oblique streaktail hoverflies help keep orange trees safe from disease.