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Stinkbug Leg Organ Hosts Symbiotic Fungi That Protect Eggs from Parasitic

Stinkbug Leg Organ Hosts Symbiotic Fungi That Protect Eggs from Parasitic
science10/16/2025

In an astonishing discovery that redefines our understanding of insect anatomy and symbiosis, researchers have uncovered a unique fungal nursery hidden within the hindlegs of female dinidorid stinkbugs, challenging the long-held assumption that these structures served as auditory organs. Traditionally, the

In an astonishing discovery that redefines our understanding of insect anatomy and symbiosis, researchers have uncovered a unique fungal nursery hidden within the hindlegs of female dinidorid stinkbugs, challenging the long-held assumption that these... [7327 chars]