#insects
Home Improvement | Household Tips & DIY
The Reason You Shouldn’t Kill the Spiders in Your House, According to an Entomologist | Mental Floss
Even if you don’t usually see them, spiders are likely always in your house. And they’re paying rent, sort of.
News | News
Insect Apocalypse
The drumbeats of doom began in late 2017, after a German study showed that the total mass of local flying insects had fallen by 80 percent in three decades.
Advice & Self-Help | advice and self help
Mosquito Repellents That Work Explained With Pictures
Mosquito bites are itchy, annoying, and can even make you sick. Find out what works (and what doesn't) to protect you from these blood-sucking bugs.
News | Interesting Links
Male brown widow spiders fancy older females—even though they’re likely to get eaten | Science | AAAS
Scientists can’t explain the curious behavior
Pets & Animals | Animals
Newfound spider species masquerades as a dried-up leaf
In the animal kingdom, sometimes the best survival strategy is to pretend to be something you're not — either to ambush unsuspecting prey or to convince predators that you're not very tasty
Health & Fitness | Health News
Invisible Bugs Are Falling From the Trees in Kansas City—and They Bite - WSJ
Kansas City, Mo., is seeing an invasion of tiny itch mites, falling from oak trees at a rate of up to 300,000 a day per tree, causing bites that can be more painful than poison ivy.
Travel | Travel Destinations?
Transform Caterpillars Into Butterflies With a Simple Click
These interactive photos invite you to turn these caterpillars into moths and butterflies.
Pets & Animals | Animals
Giant, snake-eating centipede spotted in Texas | MNN - Mother Nature Network
This fanged monster bug provides proof that everything really is bigger in Texas.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
The World's Most Deadliest Animals You Don't Know About
Everyone talks about sharks and snakes, but there is an abundance of other dangerous animals on Earth -- meet the world's deadliest animals you don't know!
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Found! First Known Predator To Lure Prey By Mimicking Flowers
The orchid mantis, which resembles a flower, takes on this appearance in order to lure in prey, researchers say. In fact, orchid mantises are even better at drawing in insects than some actual blossoms;
