'Ball Biter': How Dangerous Is the Pacu Fish, Really?

Written by:

David Emery

Aug 15, 2016 How the red-bellied pacu, a mostly vegetarian cousin of the piranha with human-like teeth, gaine ...

Sea Lice Invading Florida Beaches

Written by:

Dan Evon

Jun 7, 2016 While warnings on Facebook about "sea lice" garnered skepticism, news reports have confirmed tha ...

Can You Get Chagas Disease from Kissing Bugs?

Written by:

David Mikkelson

Nov 11, 2014 News from 2014 and 2017 reports that "kissing bugs" or "barber beetles" in the U.S. carry a dise ...

Killer Toilet Spider Warning

Written by:

David Mikkelson

Aug 19, 2014 Was a man in Ireland killed by the bite of a deadly redback spider?

Sheep Sold as Poodles

Written by:

David Mikkelson

Apr 27, 2007 Japanese pet owners were victimized by swindlers who sold them sheep and told them they were poo ...

Giant Catfish

Written by:

Barbara Mikkelson

Dec 3, 2003 Monstrously large catfish lurk supposedly underwater at the base of dams.

Are Love Bugs the Result of an Experiment Gone Wrong?

Written by:

Barbara Mikkelson

Jul 29, 2002 How the sex-crazed March fly proliferated in the United States.

Can Alligators Live in Sewers?

Written by:

Barbara Mikkelson

Jul 10, 1999 It's amazing what a little digging will uncover.

The Mexican Pet

Written by:

Barbara Mikkelson

Nov 16, 1998 Cute little doggie brought home by a tourist turns out to be a Mexican sewer rat.