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beetles

Goggas by the quadrillion — how bug scientists estimate how many insect species Earth has

Sci-Tech

Goggas by the quadrillion — how bug scientists estimate how many insect species Earth has

By Nicholas Green

Boring to death: Meet the rampant beetle posing a huge threat to historic Cape trees

South Africa

Boring to death: Meet the rampant beetle posing a huge threat to historic Cape trees

By Rebecca Pitt