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Dorsal and ventral views of firefly Photinus carolinus. — Photinus carolinus (Insecta: Coleoptera: Lampyridae)

... that June mating displays of Photinus carolinus (pictured) create moving bands of light and darkness that draw crowds one firefly scientist calls "obscene"?
... that the wasp Dinocampus coccinellae can turn a ladybird into a "zombie bodyguard"?
... that the New Zealand lobster was incorporated into the country's Quota Management System after a parliamentary corruption scandal?
... that the moose botfly Cephenemyia ulrichii shoots its larvae into people's eyes, perhaps because human eyes and moose nostrils both face forward?
... that, during the breeding season, the male blueband hermit crab carries the female around for up to a day?
... that despite writing many scientific papers at Yale University and having the time limit waived, the carcinologist Martin Burkenroad never submitted a dissertation?