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Naked Mole‑rat Queens Use a Single Scent Molecule to Block Rival Breeding

The finding shows a queen’s chemical signal can be detected by other females and change their hormones to stop them reproducing.

Australian 'Ballista' Spider Launches Green Tree Ants With Spring-Loaded Silk Trap

Sparser Tongue Hairs Leave Queen Bumblebees Worse at Nectar Gathering, PNAS Study Finds

Possible Largest Spider Web, Home to 111,000 Spiders, Documented in Balkan Cave

New Tarantula Genus Satyrex Unveiled With Record-Long Male Palps

Behavioral Drive Preceded Dental Evolution in Early Hominins