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Why Are Humans Afraid of Bugs?

Who wouldn't be screaming in this situation?

Why Are Humans Afraid of Bugs?

Warning: A ‘Robust' Explosion Of Stink Bugs Could Be Headed Your Way

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Warning: A ‘Robust' Explosion Of Stink Bugs Could Be Headed Your Way

How to Remove a Tick Safely and Effectively

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How to Remove a Tick Safely and Effectively

A Typo Put a Giant Mosquito in the Running to Become Mississippi’s New State Flag Symbol

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A Typo Put a Giant Mosquito in the Running to Become Mississippi’s New State Flag Symbol

Lead from the 2019 Notre-Dame Cathedral Fire Detected in Paris’s Beehives

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Washington Officials Just Caught Their First ‘Murder Hornet’—Now They Have Less Than Two Months to Find Its Nest

The mug shot of Washington's smallest (but still much too large) criminal.

Joshua Tree National Park Closes Two Campgrounds Due to ‘Aggressive’ Honey Bees

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10 Facts About Argentine Ants

A pile of genetically-related Argentine ants

This Outdoor Lantern Will Keep Mosquitoes Away—No Bug Spray Necessary

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How to Watch the Great Smoky Mountains' Synchronous Fireflies From Home

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10 Tips for Watching Backyard Wildlife

Fiona the fox, exploring her territory.

The Cicadas Are Coming! 1.5 Million Cicadas Are Ready to Emerge After Nearly 20 Years Underground

Cicadas are coming.

Murder Hornets: 5 Things We Know So Far

Bees are dying at an alarming rate, and murder hornets could make it even worse.

Jelly Beans Are Delicious—and They're Made With Insect Secretions

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This New Insect Species Was Named After Lady Gaga for Its 'Wacky Fashion Sense'

The wacky Kaikaia gaga is fashionably just designed to be rad.

Belgian Waf-flies: Researchers in Belgium Have Developed ‘Insect Butter’

Insect butter could bake the world by swarm.