Researchers in Spain have shown a novel way for insects to travel—as larval stowaways in the guts of migrating birds.
BARGAIN FLIGHT. A black-tailed godwit could give stowaway insect larvae a lift, especially during migration, in a newly described way for insects to travel. P. Gil/VIREO
“It’s the first time insects have been shown to be carried inside birds,” reports Andy J.
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