Beetles Detect Fires from 80 Miles; Raptors Spread Flames to Hunt

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Melanophila beetles track wildfires from 80 miles away through heat-sensing organs and specialized smoke-detecting antennae.

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Burned trees provide breeding grounds where beetle larvae feed on dead wood, free from competition of other insects and predators.

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Black-backed woodpeckers depend on post-fire landscapes, feeding on wood-boring beetle larvae thriving under charred bark.

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Red-cockaded woodpeckers require periodic forest fires to maintain open areas crucial for their survival and nesting.

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Forest managers now use controlled burns after discovering fire suppression caused woodpecker populations to decline.

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Black kites, brown falcons, and whistling kites carry burning sticks to deliberately spread fires across unburned areas.

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These raptors amplify their hunting grounds as flames drive insects, small mammals, and reptiles from hiding.

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A 2023 scientific study confirmed this fire-spreading behavior among three raptor species across fire-prone regions.

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