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... that the discovery of the fossil giant ant Titanomyrma (pictured with rufous hummingbird) in Wyoming indicates that warmth-loving fauna spread through the north between Europe and America during hot spells in the Eocene?
... that size matters when the jumping spider Phidippus clarus selects mates?
... that the iridescent metallic hues of some jewel bugs are caused by structural colours instead of pigmentation?
... that the rodent Voalavo gymnocaudus and its parasitic mite Andreacarus voalavo are known only from two massifs in the Northern Highlands of Madagascar?
... that Dinochelus ausubeli, a deepwater lobster discovered during the Census of Marine Life expedition, was named in honour of its sponsor, Jesse H. Ausubel?
... that spiderlings of Crossopriza lyoni can catch mosquitoes four times their own size barely one week after hatching?