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Why mosquitoes bite some people more than others
For many people, warmer weather means more days spent in the sun and long evenings outdoors. It also means mosquito bites.Even if you’re one of the lucky people that receives relatively few, you’ve...
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Why bedbugs are about to become even more horrifying
If you live in a big city, you're probably familiar — a little too familiar, perhaps — with bedbugs.As their name suggests, they start by infesting the places we sleep.Within weeks, the blood-sucking...
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These are the crazy nano structures that make the Glasswing butterfly's wings...
An invisible butterfly might sound like something from a fairytale, but there are butterflies with wings as transparent as panes of glass.The reason that their wings are transparent is because they...
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Our bumble bees are under attack by European invaders
As global commerce grows, the movement of goods is occurring at ever-faster rates. And with increased global trade comes the spread of non-native species.This includes invasive insects that are making...
View ArticleShould we kill off one of the most dangerous creatures in the world?
Mosquitoes are more than just annoying; they're one of the deadliest creatures on Earth. Millions of people die each year from diseases spread by the pests. So if mosquitoes are such a threat, why...
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A guy in Arizona got stung 500 to 1,000 times by an 'unbelievable' swarm of...
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A man is lucky to be alive after having been stung between 500 and 1,000 times by tens of thousands of swarming bees near Kingman in northwestern Arizona on Friday, authorities...
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This sneaky cockroach-inspired robot can finagle its way through tiny openings
From fields of grass to cracks in the wall, there's almost nowhere you won't find cockroaches.Now, scientists have created a roach-inspired robot with a rounded shell, which was able to clamber through...
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Global warming is putting bumblebees in a ‘climate vise’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global warming is shrinking the terrain where bumblebees live in North America and Europe, with these vital pollinators departing the southernmost and hottest parts of their...
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Here's how mosquitoes find and target humans for food
To investigate how mosquitoes home in on their targets, biologists from the University of Washington and the California Institute of Technology tracked them tracking us.The researchers found that...
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Stunning photos of New Zealand's glowing underground cave world will take...
Deep in the limestone caves of New Zealand rest colonies of glow worms that emit a blue-green light strong enough to illuminate the caves they live in.These wonderful yet strange creatures are called...
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There's a bug swarm in Texas so big a weather radar picked it up
Weather radar has picked up thousands of insects flying over Knox County, Texas, according to the National Weather Service of Norman, Oklahoma.Rangers at Copper Breaks State Park in Quanah, Texas...
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There’s a new revolutionary way to keep bugs from the food we grow without...
Scientists in Britain say they have developed a way of genetically modifying and controlling an invasive species of moth that causes serious pest damage to cabbages, kale, canola and other similar...
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Watch these insect-inspired robots jump on water
The spider robots that invade the bath of Captain John Anderton, played by Tom Cruise, were one of the highlights of iconic 2002 film Minority Report. Now a team of international researchers has...
View ArticleThe giant-sized wings on butterflies have nothing to do with flying
There's a really unique way butterflies use their massive wings. Video courtesy of Inside Science Sign up for more Inside Science content Follow Inside Science: On Facebook Follow BI Video: On...
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Stunning photos of New Zealand's glowing underground cave world will take...
Deep in the limestone caves of New Zealand rest colonies of glow worms that emit a blue-green light strong enough to illuminate the caves they live in.These wonderful yet strange creatures are called...
View ArticleThese ants seem to do the weirdest thing when this iPhone rings
We just spotted this weird video of ants circling up around an iPhone when it starts ringing:This seems really unusual, so we reached out to a few scientists who study ants and other social insects to...
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These 7 things make mosquitoes bite you more
Does it seem like mosquitoes search you out specifically, maniacally biting you just to make you miserable?Blame your genetics.And your smelly feet.Basically, mosquitoes choose their prey (you) based...
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Hilarious video tests the claim that spiders crawl into your mouth while you...
Maybe you've heard that every person swallows eight spiders a year while sleeping.It's a popular claim on the internet, but to BuzzFeed's Shane Madej, the stat set off his "baloney" detector. So he...
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An invasive species of ant is handling South Carolina's floods better than...
A torrential downpour recently hit parts of South Carolina in what state officials are calling a 1,000-year storm, CNN reports.As of Monday, over 550 roads and highways were still closed due to severe...
View ArticleScientists have discovered why American honey bees are turning into zombies
A California based group has discovered a growing threat to the American honey bee population that turns them into "zombees." The research by Dr John Hafernik and his team have discovered that the...
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