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Flashy iridescent shells might not seem like the best evolutionary strategy for bugs trying to avoid hungry birds. But in recent years, biologists have shown that iridescence—lustrous shifts in color, ...

On October 30, 2025, in Heilongjiang, China, @irritableCook shared a funny video of hungry parakeets. In the video, three parakeets peek at food in the author’s hand. Suddenly, the blue and yellow ...