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When searching for food, most insects specifically head for flowers that promise them the best yield. Researchers from the Universities of Konstanz and Würzburg have now shown how bumblebees orientate themselves.

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Whether people follow a general trend when choosing a partner or consciously decide against it has a noticeable impact on the diversity of phenotypes to choose from. This is shown by a new study by the University of Würzburg.

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The forest dung beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus acts as the ‘health police’ in the forest. It buries the feces of other animals, thereby inhibiting the spread of parasites and bringing nutrients into the forest soil.

Researchers at the University of Würzburg have shown that dung beetles suffer in canopy openings that have been deliberately created to promote biodiversity. Rising temperatures are significantly exacerbating the problem.

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