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	Podcast:		RNZ: Our Changing World
	Episode:		The battling beetle
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:26:19
	Publish Date:		2022-07-13 17:00:00
	Description:		With their antler-like mandibles, Helm's stag beetles often get stuck in to one another. But they are fighting a bigger battle too - against predators and habitat loss. PhD student Luna Thomas is studying these little known endemic insects. She hopes her work will add to our sparse scientific knowledge, and maybe help some of the other native stag beetle species, some of which are critically endangered.
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