New on Zoologic: Learning Locusts

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Written By maryb

A solitary male desert locust (left) facing a gregarious male (right) of the same species. Photo: Tom Fayle, University of Cambridge.A strange thing happens when desert locusts get crowded together. They undergo a Jekyll and Hyde transformation.The solitary and gregarious phases differ in their looks, behavior, and life history, but do they also differ in their learning and memory capabilities?Read the whole story here: How Locusts Learn to Be Part of a Swarm.

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