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In the Midnight Garden: A Room Wallpapered with Bugs by Jennifer Angus
An installation at the Smithsonian’s recently reopened Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C. by artist Jennifer Angus consisting of 5,000 bugs arranged in geometric and skull patterns.
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Bedbug infestation displaces residents of Peoria apartment building
Property on Roanoke Avenue declared unfit at time when social services agencies are stretched thin
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Gasp! A Breathing Puzzle
Most animals not only don’t breathe like we do, they do it so differently, we still haven't quite figured out what they’re doing.
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Victoria's Secret perfume repels mosquitos just as good as DEET -
In a new study from New Mexico State University, researchers sought to find which repellants and perfumes were the most effective at repelling mosquitoes. While straight-up DEET reigns supreme as the most effective method of repelling mosquitoes, the next best thing is pretty surprising: Victoria’s Secret’s Bombshell perfume.
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A Cockroach Can Bite With a Force 50 Times Its Body Weight
Cockroaches can run across ceilings, squeeze through cracks as thin as a dime and live for up to two weeks after being beheaded. As if these pests didn’t already have enough supervillain powers, lab tests have revealed another fascinating yet repulsive fact: Cockroaches can bite with a force 50 times greater than their body weight.
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Scientists prove they can edit mosquito genes
Researchers have used a gene-editing system to disrupt the blue fluorescent eye color gene in mosquitoes. The insects originally expressed both fluorescent blue and red color genes in their eyes. The new trait was stably inherited over several mosquito generations, the researchers report.
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Moth is Well-Disguised as a Leaf
Another great example of nature’s ability to use camouflage.
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This Herb May Rival Deet in Repelling Mosquitoes. Native North Americans Have Long Used It.
Native North Americans have long used the fragrant herb sweetgrass to ward off biting insects like mosquitoes, and new research shows how the traditional repellent works chemically.
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Keeping Bugs as Pets - Big Bugs!
I love bugs! I always have, and keeping bugs as pets is a fun rewarding unique experience. Read and see lots of photos about large walking sticks, beetles, millipedes and other non-harmful arthropods
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10 Fascinating Facts About Millipedes
Millipedes are ancient creatures. Learn fascinating facts about how millipede bodies, behaviors, and history.
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Silkmoth
A silkmoth that has hatched out of its cocoon is seen at the Campoverde cooperative, Castelfranco Veneto, Italy, June 4, 2015. Despite having wings, the adult moth cannot fly. Clusters of silkworms munch on piles of locally-grown mulberry leaves in a white marquee in Italy's northern Veneto region. They are nourishing hopes of a revival of Italy's 1,000 year-old silk industry.
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West Nile Virus Gets Boost from US Drought
West Coasters watch out: You might be at greater risk of contracting West Nile virus than those in wetter parts of the U.S.
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To Stop Mosquito Bites, Silence Your Skin’s Bacteria
Texas scientists tricked mosquitoes into skipping a blood meal by modifying the way bacteria talk to each other.
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Hades centipede, deepest cave-dwelling centipede, discovered by scientists
Scientists have found the deepest cave-dwelling centipede and named it after the Greek god of the underworld. The Hades centipede, or Geophilus hadesi, lives in three caves in Croatia's Velebit mountains. Scientists recorded the centipede living as far as 1,100 metres below the surface.
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Jumping Worms Have Invaded Wisconsin
A wriggling worm is becoming a problem in the Midwest.
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Bed bugs infest our homes and our minds
The other day, I pulled up a map of my Brooklyn neighbourhood on the Bedbug Registry, an online database of self-reported bed-bug infestations, and a familiar dread clenched my gut. It was a feeling I thought was long gone. But the infestations were marked by red dots that spread across the streets like a rash of throbbing bed-bug bites. My apartment, thankfully, wasn’t there. Still, I appeared to be surrounded. I didn’t like it.
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The War on Bugs
Malaria killed more than 600,000 people in 2012. Time to rachet up the war on bugs.
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Here’s What to Do if You Get a Bug in Your Ear
We’d had a great day. We’d roasted hot dogs and s’mores over the campfire and tucked our kids in their sleeping bags in the tent. Over one last cocktail by the light of the moon, my husband and I congratulated ourselves on a dreamy day in the Adirondack Mountains.
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