By simply manipulating chemical gradients in a beaker of flui the team was able to create different 'flowers'. The shape of the crystals depends on a reaction of compounds that are diffusing ...

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But that chemical cocktail doesn't just attract other bees. It also draws tiny flies known as kleptoparasites, "or so-called 'food stealers'." ...