Although seed shrimp and some other arthropods have long been known to actively care for their eggs and offspring, relatively little has been known about this kind of behavior in ancient insects. Now, Diying Huang and colleagues claim that Jurassic fossils from a site in China contain the earliest evidence of insect brood care. The researchers examined fossils of Karataviella popovi, an extinct water insect species, and found thirty adults that appear to have been storing clusters of eggs on one of their left legs. This discovery reveals that insects engaged in brood care much earlier than previously believed.
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easyAccording to the text, where do Huang and colleagues think K. popovi adults stored their eggs?
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On underwater plants
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On two of their right legs
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On one of their left legs
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On fossilized remains of other insects