Battling bugs help solve mysteries of weapon evolution – Phys.org

Remember “the first rule of Fight Club?” That’s right: “You don’t talk about Fight Club.” Luckily, the rules of Hollywood don’t apply to science. In new published research, University of Arizona researchers report what they learned when they started their own “fight club”an exclusive version where only insects qualify as members, with a mission to shed light on the evolution of weapons in the animal kingdom.
In many animal species, fighting is a common occurrence. Individuals may fight over food,…

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