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Why Are Humans Afraid of Bugs?

Who wouldn't be screaming in this situation?

Why Are Humans Afraid of Bugs?

Meet Ptomaphagus thebeatles! A New Beetle Species Has Been Named After The Beatles

The Beatles have finally achieved rock's greatest honor: being named after a bug.

Meet Ptomaphagus thebeatles! A New Beetle Species Has Been Named After The Beatles

7 Animals Named After Theodore Roosevelt

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7 Animals Named After Theodore Roosevelt

Watch Weevils Invade California Palm Trees

Josh Cassidy/KQED

Watch Weevils Invade California Palm Trees

Tiny Prehistoric Beetle Was First to Mooch off Termites

Cai et al., 2017

Climate Change Might Ruin Fall Foliage

Martin Gerten/AFP/Getty Images

Ruby-Red Seadragons and Other New Species Make Top 10 List

Jens Kipping

Prehistoric Beetle Had Wings Like Helicopter Blades

Journal of Paleontology

Robotically Constructed, Beetle-Inspired Structure Opens in London

Dung Beetles Navigate Using Mental Snapshots of the Sky

Basil el Jundi / Lund University

This Newly Discovered Beetle Is Named After Chewbacca

Zoo Keys // Van Dam, Laufa, Riedel

How Do Water Beetles Breathe Underwater?

KQED Deep Look // YouTube

Watch Beetles Dine on Fish Corpses in This Timelapse

Mother Beetles Release Unattractive Pheromones to Turn Off Frisky Males

Gary Chang via Flickr // CC BY-SA 2.0

10,000 Ceramic Insects Swarm English Manor

Anna Colette Hunt

Watch This Waterlily Beetle 'Ski' Across the Water

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