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The Photuris firefly is an iconic genus of lightning bugs. Female species in this genus lure and eat other male fireflies.

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Five new animal species that camouflage themselves as excrement or bark reveal some of what still remains hidden in the world ...

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This year, at least six animal and insect species moved to the Extinct category of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...