Acoustic ecology introduces an additional dimension in plant-insect communication, revealing that female moths use ultrasonic emissions from dehydrated plants to guide oviposition decisions.
Catherine Sirois-Delisle, Susan CC Gordon, Jeremy Kerr
Across continents, half of odonate species shifted both ranges and phenologies in response to climate warming, with southern species and those experiencing less temperature variability shifting ranges more strongly.
A jumping spider discriminates familiar from novel conspecifics for hours, indicating recognition and long-term memory in a miniature-brained, asocial arthropod, highlighting learning and internal representations in small nervous systems.
Early-life environment shapes how wild bats behave as adults, showing that developmental experience, rather than innate predisposition, drives individual differences in foraging behavior.
