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Oh Great, Now We Have to Worry About ‘Murder Hornets’?!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By Sam MaggsJan 27th
Wasps Get Bored, Bored Wasps Get Drunk, Drunk Wasps Get Mean

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

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

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

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

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

By Steven RomanoDec 21st
Pygmy Mole Crickets Can Jump From Water’s Surface, Can’t Turn It Into Wine

By Steven RomanoDec 5th
You’re Gonna Get Some Hop Ons: Ancient Flightless Bug Caught Hitching Ride On Mayfly

By Ian ChantOct 18th
Man Dies After Winning Roach-Eating Contest, Still Gets a Python for His Trouble

By Rollin BishopOct 9th