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Scientists Find Previously Unknown Jumping Behavior in Insects

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Jan 19, 2022

Scientists Find Previously Unknown Jumping Behavior in Insects

There is evidence that this jumping behavior is occurring in a range of species – we just haven’t noticed it before.