Since working on M. acuminate, the German team has discovered that two other species of firebeetle, this time in Australia, also use infrared detectors to guide them to fire.
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One particular question they plan to address is whether the behaviour and severity of the High Park fire was affected by the spread of mountain pine beetle, a pest that is rapidly overrunning Colorado because its breeding season has been extended by the warming climate.