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Millions of mayflies swarm lakeside communities each summer. 48 hours later they die, leaving behind a slippery mess that can make roads dangerous.
Videos posted online show mayflies, which are harmless, blanketing the surfaces of stores, gas pump…
Heather Schlitz
Biden swatted away a Brood X cicada crawling up his neck: 'It got me'
"Watch out for the cicadas. I just got one - it got me," Biden told reporters on the tarmac at Andr…
Eliza Relman
Newsmax cuts ties with Lara Logan after her QAnon-inspired, on-air rant about world leaders drinking the blood of children and making people eat insects
Newsmax said it has "no plans to interview her again" after Lara Logan spouted conspiracy theories …
Joshua Zitser
People are eating cicadas for the protein benefits - but there are health risks to cicada cookies, cocktails, and pizzas
If you can stomach them, cicadas can be a great source of sustainable protein, and offer an added c…
Andrea Michelson
The world's heaviest moth - so big it can't fly properly - has been spotted in Australia
The insect found near a school in Queensland, Australia, has been identified as a giant wood moth, …
Kelly McLaughlin
Insects are dying off at record rates - an ominous sign we're in the middle of a 6th mass extinction
In 2017, a study indicated that 75% of Germany's flying insects had disappeared since the 1990s. An…
Aylin Woodward
What's inside a wasp's nest?
Paper wasp nests are specialized nurseries full of dead bugs, wasp larvae, and hexagon comb structu…
Michael Mills,Ally Giannini
A 'wormnado' appeared on a New Jersey sidewalk and scientists are divided over what caused it
A spiral of worms appeared on a sidewalk in Hoboken, New Jersey. The cause of the so-called "worm t…
Joshua Zitser
15,000 bees swarmed into a New Mexico man's car while he was grocery shopping
The man put his groceries in his back seat and started to drive off after shopping at an Albertsons…
Kelly McLaughlin
19 stunning photos of Naomi Osaka's run-in with a butterfly at the Australian Open
A butterfly lands on Naomi Osaka's nose during a 2021 Australian Open match.PAUL CROCK/AFP via Gett…
Meredith Cash
Jerry Seinfeld apologizes for the 'uncomfortable subtle sexual aspect' between a human and an insect in 'Bee Movie'
The "Seinfeld" comedian co-wrote the script for the 2007 animated film. He also voiced the lead cha…
Claudia Willen
West Nile virus infections could become twice as common in the US within 30 years. Here's why disease-carrying insects are spreading.
In addition to nationwide trends in infectious disease transmission, the report looks at some speci…
Peter Kotecki,Peter Kotecki
A government-funded research project using insects to genetically modify crops could trigger a 'biological arms race,' scientists warn
Over the past two years, scientists at a number of universities, including Pennsylvania State Unive…
Peter Kotecki
Poisonous furry caterpillars that look like wigs are popping up in Virginia
The state's department of forestry is warning Virginians not to touch these caterpillars. Contact w…
Aylin Woodward
Fly larvae eat food waste and can be turned into animal feed — and it's a trend that's catching on around the world
At one farm in Kenya, fly larvae eat more than 30 tons of discarded fruit a day before being turned…
Dylan Barth
A French man chased a fly around with an electric swatter and accidentally blew up his own house
The man, in his 80s, was slightly burned and his home is uninhabitable. The fate of the fly is unkn…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
What's inside a firefly
The firefly is probably the Earth's most famous bioluminescent species, with over 2,000 individual …
Andrea Schmitz,Josh Harmon
A grapefruit-scented perfume ingredient that's toxic to ticks and mosquitoes is the first new insect repellent to be approved in a decade
Nootkatone is naturally found in grapefruit rinds and certain cedar trees. The chemical shows promi…
Andrea Michelson
More than 50% of insects have disappeared since 1970, an ecologist warns - even more evidence of an 'insect apocalypse'
Goulson, a professor of biology at the University of Sussex, found that in the UK specifically, 23 …
Aylin Woodward
A 27-year study found the amount of insects flying in the air has declined 75% - but no one knows why
The researchers aren't sure what's causing this precipitous fall. Across the diverse swath of Germa…