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July 11, 2013
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Some grasshoppers related to the desert locust respond differentially to rearing density.
Some non-swarming grasshoppers that are related to the desert locust respond differentially to rearing density. Shown here are two grasshoppers from the same egg pod that were reared in a crowded condition (left) and in an isolated condition (right).
Credit: Derek A. Woller, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida
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