Bugs

Why Are Lovebugs Flying Around My Car?

Mark Hostetler | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Cars, Insects, Pests, Automobiles, Highways, Bugs, Flies, Weird Science, Lovebugs, Weird News News
Mark Hostetler

If you live in Florida or in the Southeast, you are currently being inundated by swarms of lovebugs flying around your vehicle. You may be thinking, "Do these critters have a death wish?" Well, there is a reason for everything.

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Spider's Creepy Offering To Mates Spotlighted In New Study

| Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Video, Spider, Insect Behavior, Animal Psychology, Bugs, Insects, Animal Behavior, Animals, Gifts, Nursery Web Spider, Science News

Nothing says love like chewed-up body parts—at least for nursery-web spiders (Pisaura mirabilis). In some populations of these European arachnids, ...

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PHOTOS: Invaluable Tips for the Macro Photographer

Thomas Shahan | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Photography, Digital Media, Nature Photography, Macrophotography, Bugs, Diy Ideas, Diy, Insects, Science, Spiders, Cameras, Animals, Macro, Thomas Shahan, Jumping Spiders, Exposure, Video, Green News
Thomas Shahan

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Soldier Bugs Use Chemical Warfare, 'Death Squeeze' To Defend Colony

Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Thrip, Video, Life Science, Soldier Bug, Bugs, Biology, Insects, Thunderbugs, Zoology, Animals, Science News

By: Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 04/10/2012 07:18 PM EDT on LiveScience The insects often called thunderbugs include sold...

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Starbucks Drops Controversial Bug Ingredient

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Bug Extract, Video, Bugs, Starbucks Bugs, Strawberries and Creme Frappuccino, Starbucks, Frappuccino, Beetle, Cochineal Extract, Cochineal Extract Starbucks, Coffee, Starbucks Beetle, Beetle Extract, Food News

UPDATE: Starbucks has announced it will no longer use cochineal extract in its Strawberries & Creme Frappuccino drinks and other products, instead opt...

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WATCH: Huge Implications For 'Spider Silk'

Huffington Post | Chris C. Anderson | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Video, Spider Silk, Bugs, Spider-Man, Silkworm, Spiders, Genetics, Spiderman, Silkworm Study, Spider Silkworm, Silk, Science News

Hybrid silkworms that can produce a composite of worm and spider silk in large amounts have been created by scientists from the University of Wyoming....

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Zombies!

AP | GOSIA WOZNIACKA | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Bee Deaths, Bee Die-Off, Video, Bees, Parasitic Fly Bee Die-Off, Bugs, Honey Bee Die-Off, Bee Die-Off Parasitic Fly, Bee Hives, Insects, Bee Die Off, Honey Bees, Animals, Ap, Green News

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Northern California scientists say they have found a possible explanation for a honey bee die-off that has decimated hives aro...

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WATCH: A Lavish Insect Feast, And Why We Should Eat Bugs

Daniel Klein | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Daniel Klein, Video, Crickets, Bugs, Entomophagy, Documentary, Insects, David Gracer, Rhode Island, Sustainable, Eating Bugs, Eating Insects, Slidepollajax, Food News
Daniel Klein

Before you call this video gross, or trendy, or sensationalist...watch it. David Gracer, an entomophagy (bug eating) expert gives a pretty good case for making wider use of bugs.

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Study Finds Chivalrous Crickets Mate More Often

| Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Video, Crickets, Bugs, Cricket Mates, Insects, Cricket Chivalry, Cricket Mating, Animals, Insect Mating, Field Cricket, Green News

By Sophie Bushwick (Click here for original article.) Jiminy Cricket may not actually hold the door open for his lady friends, but he can still be...

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The BugFest Critter Cook-Off!

AP | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Weird North Carolina, Bugs, Strange Food, Bugfest Critter Cook Off, Bugfest 2011, Cooking With Insects, North Carolina, Weird News News

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Which wine goes best with mealworms and crickets? The annual contest at a North Carolina museum may help answer the question. The No...

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WATCH: One Boy's Theory About Spiderwebs

Posted 10.28.2011

Read More: Cute Kids, Video, Boy Finds Fly in Spider Web, Flies, Kids, Bugs, Insects, Urlesque, Fly in Spider Web, Spiderwebs, Comedy News

Three-year-old Teddy recently witnessed his first bug getting caught in a spider's web, and you can tell his dad is a little reluctant to tell him wha...

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Dangerous Beetle Intercepted At O'Hare

Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Khapra Beetle, Creepy Crawlers, Bugs, Beetle Infestation, O'Hare Airport, Pests, Customs and Border Protection, Infestation, Chicago News

A beetle ranked among "one of the top 100 most feared pests in the world" was recently found in a bag of rice and intercepted at the O'Hare Airport be...

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WATCH: City Hall Has A Roach Problem, Susana Mendoza Reports

Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Chicago City Hall Roaches, Susana Mendoza, Chicago Bugs, Roaches, Chicago City Hall, Bugs, Insects, Cockroaches, City Clerk Susana Mendoza, Chicago News

Story by Chuck Kramer, courtesy of the Windy City Times Susana Mendoza, Chicago's recently elected city clerk, had a rude surprise waiting for her ...

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Insect Facts: What They Tell Us About Ourselves (PHOTOS)

Marlene Zuk | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Bug Questions, Sex on Six Legs, Bug Facts, Insect Facts, Bugs, Insects, Environment, Books News
Marlene Zuk

People are more afraid of insects than they are of dying, at least if you believe The Book of Lists. Only public speaking and heights exceeded the six-legged as sources of fear, although "financial problems" and "deep water" tied with insects at number three. Dying came in at number six.

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Thelon Expedition: Mosquitoes Rule the Tundra

M. Sanjayan | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: The Nature Conservancy, Flies, Sanjayan, Bugs, Expedition, Thelon River, Dene First Nation, Thelon, Camping, Canada, M. Sanjayan, Mosquitoes, Green News
M. Sanjayan

There are two constants on the Thelon Expedition: paddling six to eight hours each day, and the biting bugs. Black flies and mosquitoes are everywhere.

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Does Bug Spray Do More Harm Than Good?

John Whyte, M.D., MPH | Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Mosquito Repellent, Bug Spray, Bug Spray Dangerous, Bug Spray Bad for You, Personal Health, Bugs, Bug Spray Toxic, Bugspray, Mosquitoes, Deet, Mosquito Bites, Healthy Living News
John Whyte, M.D., MPH

Protecting yourself from bites is important, but if the repellent annoys the mosquito, have you ever wondered if it can also hurt you?

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Dreams About Insects

The Huffington Post | Wendy Gould | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Dreams, Inscets, Bugs, Insect Dream Meanings, Dreaming About Insects, Insect Dreams, Bug Dream Meanings, Bug Dreams, Healthy Living News

Dreams about insects are a common theme at bedtime. If you or a loved one has been covering this ground at night, you may have questions about what it...

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WATCH: 'Cicada Princess' Could Make You Love Cicadas

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Cicadas, Insects, Cicada, Tennessee-Cicadas, Alabama-Cicadas, Animals, Bugs, Stop-Motion Animation, Cicada Princess, Green News

Whether you like it or not, they've arrived. The ominous buzzing greets your groggy-just-leaving-for-work face in the morning and, just when you've...

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PHOTOS: 10 Bugs That Will Ruin Your Summer Vacation

Amy Stewart | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Bed Bugs, Tapeworm, Bugs, Deer Ticks, Dangerous Bugs, Gross Bugs, Slidepollajax, Fire Caterpillar, Floor Maggot, Camping, Wicked Bugs, Assassin Bugs, Biting Midge, Scorpion, Asian Giant Hornet, Summer Vacation, Books News
Amy Stewart

Last year, some friends asked me to come spend a week with them at their new home in Mexico. "There's just one thing," they told me. "We don't have any furniture in the guest room yet, so you'll be on an air mattress. You don't mind, do you?"

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Money-Hungry Termites Eat Millions Of Indian Rupees In Bank

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Termite, Weird India, Money, Indian Rupees, Termites, Barabanki, Bank, Bugs, India, Animals in the News, Rupees, Weird Animals, Weird News News

LUCKNOW, India -- It was an all you can eat buffet at the bank. An army of termites munched through 10 million rupees ($222,000) in currency notes st...

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Top 10 Non-Toxic Ways to Control Bed Bugs

Maria Rodale | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Bed Bugs, Maria Rodale, Organic Living, Bugs, Healthy Living News
Maria Rodale

About a year ago I wrote a very controversial blog post about bedbugs and global warming. I admit I was "brainstorming" rather than basing my thoughts...

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Uninvited Pest Crashes Dinner At Jean-Georges

nytimes.com | SAM SIFTON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jean Georges, Bugs, Restaurants, Roachs, Food, NY Restaurants, Pests, Four Star Restaurants, New York News

Until the scream punctured the air at roughly 9 p.m., patrons and executives of the restaurant said, Monday night was quiet and glittery as usual at J...

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White Nose Syndrome Could Result In Explosion Of Colorado Bug Population

The Denver Post | Bruce Finley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White Nose Syndrome, Insects, Colorado Bat Population, Bugs, U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado Insect Population, Bats, Denver News

GREELEY -- The spreading fungus that attacks and kills hibernating bats -- now on Colorado's doorstep -- is expected to trigger an explosion of flies,...

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Stink Bugs On The Rise In Homes Across East Coast

wkyc.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insects, Bedbugs, Bed Bugs, Bugs, Stink Bugs, Stinkbugs, Green News

From Virginia to New York, this is the year of the stink bug. The harmless insects less than the size of a dime get their name from scent glands un...

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Micro Monsters

Telegraph | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Jackson, Mites, Flies, Bugs, Micro Monsters, Insects, Bedbugs, Wasps, Mosquitoes, Waterbears, Books News

A new book, 'Micro Monsters', showcases some of the planet's most horrible insects and microscopic beasts. British author and trained zoologist, Tom J...

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