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Death is only the beginning: Birds disperse eaten insects’ eggs

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death is only the beginning birds disperse eaten insects eggs
death is only the beginning birds disperse eaten insects eggs

Relationship patterns among flightless stick insects suggest that birds disperse the eggs after eating gravid females. Lab experiments previously suggested the possibility, but a new genetic analysis of natural populations in Japan now supports the idea.

Source: ScienceDaily.com