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‘I’m actually losing my mind’: Miami woman buys Trader Joe’s microwaveable rice. Then she takes a closer look

By Charlotte Colombo Sep 2nd
‘Definitely not a sign you guys’: Missouri man cracks open a can of Sour Patch Kids-edition Ghost energy drink. Then a fly takes a sip

By Claire Goforth Aug 9th
Oh Good, Giant Spiders Are Descending on the East Coast

By Chelsea Steiner Mar 8th
Oh Great, Now We Have to Worry About ‘Murder Hornets’?!

By Chelsea Steiner May 2nd
The First Wireless Flying Robot Insect is Here to Haunt Your Dreams

By Chelsea Steiner May 16th
Scorpion Flies Are Super Attracted to Dead Bodies, Could Help Solve Murders

By Victoria McNally Jan 22nd
Slimy but Satisfying: Termite Species “Ruled” by Genetically Immortal Queens

By Susana Polo Nov 24th
World’s Largest Aquatic Insect Discovered In China, Needs An Appropriately Horrifying Name

By Carolyn Cox Jul 22nd
AsapSCIENCE Makes a Compelling Case for Why We Should All Eat Bugs

By Glen Tickle Jun 24th
Bushcrickets Have Some Of The Kinkiest Sex In The Insect Kingdom

By Sam Maggs Jun 1st
Mosquitoes Are Being Bred With Genes That Will Kill Them

By Ashley Bhehaspat Apr 29th
Bioengineers Inject Cockroaches with DNA Nanobots, Time to Surrender to Our Insect Overlords

By Ashley Bhehaspat Apr 16th
Caterpillars Pretend to be Ants and Mooch off of Them Because They Can

By Ashley Bhehaspat Apr 14th
Science Discovers How Flies Perceive Motion By Using Tiny Fly Treadmills [VIDEO]

By Sam Maggs Jan 27th
Wasps Get Bored, Bored Wasps Get Drunk, Drunk Wasps Get Mean

By Glen Tickle Sep 8th
Intricate Clockwork Creatures From Repurposed Old Watch Gears

By Isabella Kapur Jun 25th
Social Chromosome in Fire Ants Allows for More Than One Queen

By Steven Romano Jan 16th
Firefly Abdomens Could Be the Key to Brighter LEDs

By Glen Tickle Jan 14th
Larva of Germaphobic Emerald Cockroach Wasps Disinfect Roach Host Before Consumption

By Steven Romano Jan 7th
Dragonflies’ Selective Attention Capabilities Nearly on Par With Humans, Hope for Man’s Future Dwindles Further

By Steven Romano Dec 21st