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Baby giant water bugs, like true bugs, have piercing-sucking mouthparts. Water bugs catch small fish, stab them with their beak-like mouthparts and squirt special juices into the fish. These juices change the fish's insides into a soft goo - perfect for 'babies' to slurp up.


The company of wolves


The company of wolves
The reintroduction of predators such as wolves and bears into central Europe is starting to cause problems when they come into contact with humans. The central European populations of these animals had previously been hunted to near extinction by the mid-19th century. Residents, especially farmers, in the areas these predators have been reintroduced to, must now re-learn how to coexist with these protected species.
6 FEBRUARY 1999, P. 18-19
New Scientist
6 FEBRUARY 1999, P. 18-19

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