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Published online 29 April 1999 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news990429-8

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Wolbachia, widowmaker

From the depths of otherwise peaceful woodland glades comes an eldritch tale of unspeakable horror. The lives of insects such as butterflies and ladybirds may appear carefree, but this is only a façade.

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