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Researchers Discover New Lace Bug Species on Japan’s Remote Ogasawara Islands

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DNA uncovered a hidden species among Japan’s lace bugs and hints that a tree introduced by humans could help give rise to another. Lace bugs living on two groups of Japan’s remote Ogasawara Islands had been classified as a single species, despite differences in their diets and coloring. Comparisons of their DNA have now revealed [...]

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