Jewel beetle flies into the inferno: "There is a beetle that, instead of fleeing like most other animals when confronted with fire, spreads its wings and flies in droves straight towards the inferno."
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"When they arrive, they are guaranteed sex and a safe place to lay their eggs with a great supply of food laid on for the next generation."
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"It does not come as any surprise that the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) in the US can see the massive military potential for a new generation of supersensitive, miniature, robust, uncooled, infrared detectors inspired by a humble heat-seeking beetle."

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