Insects
Higher Temperatures Make Some Ticks Pick Humans Over Dogs
The study’s results suggest certain tick-borne diseases could become even more prevalent as climate change heats up the planet
Scientists Create a Buzz With the First Ever Global Map of Bee Species
Most of the insects avoid the tropics and choose treeless environments in arid parts of the world
Asian Giant Hornet Nest May Have Contained 200 Queens
Officials say they’ve counted roughly 500 hornets in various stages of development after examining a nest they found and destroyed last month
Kibbles and Bugs? Purina Just Launched Pet Food Made of Fly Larvae
The move is meant to diversify how the company obtains protein for its products
14 Fun Facts About Frightening Animals
From snakes that eat their prey alive to primates that inject their peers with flesh-rotting venom, these are the scariest deeds committed by critters
How Ultra-Sensitive Hearing Allows Spiders to Cast a Net on Unsuspecting Prey
Sounds trigger the ogre-faced spider to backflip and shoot a silk trap on other insects
How Fireflies' Dramatic Light Show Might Spark Advances in Robot Communication
Researchers say understanding the brilliant display could help them create groups of drones that operate without human control
Entomologists Destroy Asian Giant Hornet Nest Found in Washington
The crew sucked nearly 100 hornets from the tree-hollow hive—the first ever found in the U.S.—using a vacuum and captured escapees with nets
The Secrets of the Diabolical Ironclad Beetle's Almost Unsquishable Strength
Researchers hopped in a Toyota Camry and drove over the beetle twice...for science—and it survived
First Live ‘Murder Hornet’ Captured in the U.S.
Scientists aim to eradicate Asian giant hornet nests in the next few weeks so that the insects do not establish a population on the West Coast
Flowers Are Changing Color in Response to Climate Change
As temperatures and ozone levels rise, blossoms are adjusting their UV pigmentation
Deadly Spiders Evolved Venom to Safely Search for Love
Male funnel-web spiders evolved deadly venom to protect themselves from vertebrate predators when they leave the safety of their burrows to find a mate
Can Scientists Stop the Plague of the Spotted Lanternfly?
The voracious, shape-shifting insect native to Asia is attacking crops, vineyards and trees
Meet the Smithsonian's Mosquito Keeper
Scientist Yvonne Linton reveals what it means to oversee a world-renowned collection of 1.9 million specimens
200,000-Year-Old Bedding Found in South Africa May Be World's Oldest
New study suggests ancient humans slept on layers of grass and ash, which was used to ward off insects
Invasive Spotted Lanternflies Reach Eight New Jersey Counties
The insect is an 'excellent hitchhiker,' says the New Jersey Department of Agriculture
The Secret Behind New Insect Repellent's Potent Punch Is Found in Grapefruit
The EPA just approved nootkatone, a chemical found in grapefruit and cedars that kills and repels ticks, mosquitoes and other insects
Amber Fossil Shows 'Hell Ant' Was Unlike Anything Alive Today
The 99-million-year-old ant had scythe-like jaws that swung upward to pin prey against a horn-like head appendage
Wild Bees Are Worth $1.5 Billion for Six U.S. Crops
Study also finds that crop yields are often limited by a lack of pollinators
When This Beetle Gets Eaten by a Frog, It Heads for the 'Back Door'
New research details how this Japanese water beetle travels through the bowels of its predator to emerge out the other end, alive and unharmed
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