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When Worms Fly: Insect larvae can survive bird guts

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

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.