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New research shows crickets groom and stroke injured antennae just like dogs lick hurt paws, suggesting insects may feel pain. The discovery could change how we think about billions of farmed crickets and our tiniest neighbors.
Baby caterpillars have cracked the code to living like royalty inside ant colonies by perfectly copying the queen's vibrations. Scientists discovered these tiny tricksters use complex rhythmic patterns never before seen outside primates.