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Entomologist subjects himself to “lie on the floor screaming” levels of...
Pain is a hard thing to quantify, but University of Arizona entomologist Justin Schmidt has done his best to do just that. He’s stung himself over 1,000 times with 85 different insects so […]
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Bumblebees Are Now Considered an Endangered Species in the US
If you used to frolic around the pool during the summer dodging bumblebees but realize there don’t seem to be as many as they used to be, you’re on to something. The rusty […] The post Bumblebees Are...
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Next Valentine’s Day, Why Not Treat Your Lover To Insect Sweets?
It’s Valentine’s Day, and love is in the air. Delicious chocolates and sweets are being sold practically by the dozen. What’s your favorite kind of chocolate for Valentine’s Day? Orange cream? Caramel?...
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Massive Insect Loss in Puerto Rico Linked to Climate Change
An Upland Grass Anole, one of the insect eaters in El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico. (Photo Credit: Wirepec/Getty Images) You may not like them in your house, but bugs are vital to ecosystems....
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More Than 100 Praying Mantises Hidden in Christmas Tree Infest Woman’s Home
Photo Credit: patrickkavanagh/Flickr Here’s one reason to opt for a fake Christmas tree. A Virginia woman says more than 100 praying mantises have infested her home after popping out of a brown...
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Mosquitoes Can Hear Sounds From Far Away, Study Says
Photo Credit: ZoranD/Pixabay Mosquitoes might be able to eavesdrop on your conversations: Binghamton University and Cornell University researchers have discovered that Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes’...
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Scientists Warn That Some Insects Could Be Extinct Within 100 Years
Butterflies, beetles, and bees are some insects in danger of extinction, according to global scientists. (Photo Credit: Nandhu Kumar/Unsplash) Some insect populations could be extinct within a...
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‘Yoda,’‘Charles Darwin’ Among 103 New Insect Species From Indonesia
'Trigonopterus' yoda: One of the shiny green beetles discovered and named after the 'Star Wars' character. (Photo Credit: Alexander Riedel) More than 100 insect species new to science have been...
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Doctors Find Four Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eye (And Feeding On Her Tears)
Sweat bees subsist primarily on pollen and nectar but also need salt produced by human and animal glands, so they feed on sweat and tears. (Photo Credit: BarbaraStorms / Getty Images) Doctors treating...
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Notre Dame’s 180,000 Bees Survive Cathedral Fire
Inspectors are seen on the roof of the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 16, 2019, the day after a fire ripped through its main roof. (Photo Credit: Lionel Bonaventure / AFP / Getty...
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Maggot Sausages Could Help Feed ‘Overpopulated World,’ Scientist Says
Sausages. (Photo Credit: Frank Schiefelbein / EyeEm / Getty Images) Could you soon be grilling a maggot sausage at a backyard barbecue? Food scientists at the University of Queensland in Brisbane,...
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Bug-pocalypse: Millions of Pesky Lovebugs Invade Florida
It's lovebug season. Millions of pesky lovebugs swarm Florida, splattering on car hoods and windshields. (Photo Credit: Megan Bohn / Twitter) They’re baaaack: Twice a year, pesky, invasive lovebugs...
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Watch: Florida Man Hilariously Dodges Lovebugs With ‘The Matrix’ Moves
Devirus Pollard, who goes by 'Devi Dev' on Facebook, dodges lovebugs using 'The Matrix'-style moves as he tries to get into his house in Florida. (Photo Credit: Devi Dev / Facebook) As millions of...
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This Psychedelic Fungus Can Turn Male Cicadas Into Aroused ‘Zombies’
West Virginia University researchers discovered that a bizarre cicada fungus has chemicals similar to those found in hallucinogenic mushrooms. (Photo Credit: West Virginia University) “The flying...
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Swarm of Mayflies Invades Ohio, Shows Up on Weather Radar
Mayflies from Lake Erie are hatching and invading northeastern Ohio. The swarm is so large this year that it was picked up by local weather radars. (Photo Credit: Jeff Reutter / Ohio Sea Grant Flickr)...
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Massive Wasp ‘Super Nests’ Are Popping Up All Over Alabama
Officials are warning of wasp "super nests" in Alabama. A colony can grow to be as big as a Volkswagen Beetle with 15,000 wasps. (Photo Credit: Charles Ray / Alabama Cooperative Extension System)...
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Las Vegas Pizzeria Offers ‘Grasshopper Pie’ Amid Insect Invasion
Las Vegas pizzeria Evel Pie has started offering a pizza topped with grasshoppers, as Nevada deals with a grasshopper invasion brought on by wet weather. (Photo Credit: Evel Pie / Facebook)...
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Watch: Man Uses Roman Candle to Destroy Hornets Nest, Sets Roof on Fire
A 21-year-old Massachusetts man accidentally set his roof on fire after he used a roman candle to destroy a hornets nest. (Photo Credit: Matthew Schmida / Twitter) A Massachusetts man accidentally set...
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‘Drunk’ Bees Are Stumbling Around Australian Parliament House
The head beekeeper of Australia's Parliament House (APH) explained why "intoxicated" bees have been showing up in the area. (Photo Credit: Cormac Farrell / Twitter) A group of bees in Australia are...
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Venomous Puss Caterpillars Return to Southeastern US
Venomous puss caterpillars have returned to Florida and other states. (Photo Credit: Bri Oteri / Facebook) They may look cute and fuzzy, but you do not want to touch venomous puss caterpillars: These...
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