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Rice University: Biologists Discover New Insect Species
January 25, 2022
HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release:

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Lab waits to see how Houston's historic 2021 freeze impacted tiny wasp species

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Its name sounds legendary, but the newly discovered insect Neuroterus (noo-ROH'-teh-rus) valhalla doesn't look or act the part. It's barely a millimeter long and spends 11 months of the year locked in a crypt.

N. valhalla does have the n . . .

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