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Close-up photo of an ant's face.

Horrifying close-up photo of an ant is the stuff of nightmares

By Jennifer Nalewicki last updated

A zoomed-in photo of an ant is giving the internet the chills.

Ants
A frontal view of a bee swarm.

Swarming bees may potentially change the weather, new study suggests

By Ben Turner published

Bees can electrify the air by as much as 1000 volts per meter, or more than a thunderstorm.

Bees & Wasps
Dangerous Zika Infected Mosquito Skin Bite. Leishmaniasis, Encephalitis, Yellow Fever, Dengue, Malaria Disease, Mayaro or Zika Virus Infectious Culex Mosquito Parasite Insect Macro.

Animal Sex: How Mosquitoes Do It

By Joseph Castro last updated

Mosquito reproduction involves swarms, behavior-altering seminal fluid and tons of eggs.

Mosquitos
Two red velvet whoopie pies.

The Truth About Red Food Dye Made from Bugs

By Luke Yoquinto last updated

Opinion If the idea of eating red food dye made from bugs grosses you out, consider that if it doesn't come from a bug, it may come from something worse.

Opinion
With high-speed video, scientists have detailed, for the first time, how predatory mosquito larvae attack and capture prey in aquatic habitats.

Mosquito larvae launch their heads like tiny harpoons to nab prey, video reveals

By Mindy Weisberger last updated

Researchers have captured the first-ever footage of mosquito larvae flinging their heads at prey in deadly hunting strikes.

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Beetles Decimate Canadian Forests

By Stéphan Reebs last updated

Hordes of mountain pine beetles are decimating British Columbian forests.

Beetles
close-up of a reddish brown ant with long antennae against a white background

These ant queens live 500% longer than workers. Now we know why.

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Indian jumping ants that become queens can slow their aging.

Ants
A close-up look at the foot-munching isopod.

Swarms of 'mini-shark' beach bugs are on a foot-biting rampage in California

By Harry Baker published

Local news reports suggest that unusually large swarms tiny foot-biting isopods on beaches around San Diego are leading to a greater number of toes being chomped on.

Insects
This 3D scan shows the special pockets where the beetle larva stores its protective bacteria.

3D scans reveal that beetles have secret pockets on their backs

By JoAnna Wendel published

From the moment they hatch, Lagria beetles carry symbiotic bacteria by stashing them in special pockets.

Beetles
A photo of the newly identified Bathynomus yucatanensis from a single, 10-inch-long (26 cm) specimen.

Creepy deep-sea 'vanilla Vader' woodlouse is 25 times bigger than a land louse

By Patrick Pester published

Scientists have identified a woodlouse relative — a 10-inch-long, creamy yellow critter called Bathynomus yucatanensis from deep in the Gulf of Mexico.

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