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STRI: Cryptic Creatures
August 07, 2025

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Aug. 7 -- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following news:

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Cryptic Creatures

By Fern Alling

Researchers reveal 10% of insect species in a tropical forest may look identical to related species

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A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) estimates 10% of insect species on Barro Colorado Island may be cryptic, or visually indistinguishable from rel . . .

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