insects Archives

What Pairs with Beetle? Startups Seek to Make Bugs Tasty

The European Union headquarters in Brussels is backing research into insect-based proteins as part of...

Is This a Real Rainbow Grasshopper?

And does it have a pot of gold at the end of each leg?

Cicada Swarm About to Emerge in Parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio

The insects have been waiting underground for nearly two decades, and millions are about to...

Is This a Japanese Giant Emperor Moth?

Toys and figurines are confused for real animals at surprising rate.

Is This a Photograph of a ‘Rainbow Butterfly’?

If this were a new brand of candy, we'd definitely give it a try.

Bye Bye Bugs? Scientists Fear Non-Pest Insects Are Declining

A study estimates a 14 percent decline in ladybugs in the United States and Canada...

Is This a Velvet Cowkiller Ant?

The red velvet ant, or cowkiller ant, is a wingless wasp with an extremely painful...

Can You Get Chagas Disease from Kissing Bugs?

News from 2014 and 2017 reports that "kissing bugs" or "barber beetles" in the U.S....

Do Water-Filled Baggies Repel Flies?

Will hanging plastic bags filled with water repel flies from your area? Opinion is divided...

Can a Bug Crawl in Your Ear and into Your Brain?

Bugs do wander into people's ears sometimes. But where can they go from there?

Is the ‘Venezuelan Poodle Moth’ Real?

A photograph purportedly shows a newly discovered species of moth.