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Serotonin Boost Turns Locusts Into Social Swarms

After just a few hours of forced crowding, these locusts experienced a steep rise in the brain chemical serotonin, making the formerly solitary insects attracted to other insects. (Tom Fayle/Science)
After just a few hours of forced crowding, these locusts experienced a steep rise in the brain chemical serotonin, making the formerly solitary insects attracted to other insects. (Tom Fayle/Science)

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