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Why do mosquitoes buzz in our ears?
By Stacy Kish published
Here's why mosquitoes buzz around our heads ... and our feet.
These worker ants drag their queens to far-off bachelor pads to mate
By Ben Turner published
This is the first time that third-party matchmaking has been observed in non-humans.
Honeybee 'Trojan horse' virus relies on bees' habit of cannibalizing their young
By Cameron Duke published
An increasingly virulent pathogen is turning hygienic cannibalism on its head.
Some Brood X cicadas will be sex-crazed zombies with disintegrating butts
By Mindy Weisberger published
A number of now-emerging Brood X cicadas will fall victim to a zombifying fungus called Massospora cicadina.
Finding those delightful Brood X cicadas: Here's how
By Mindy Weisberger published
Brood X cicadas, also known as the Great Eastern Brood, are ready for their closeup.
Male parasitic wasp can sniff out female mates ready to burst from their hosts
By Ben Turner published
Male parasitic wasps emerge from their hosts a few hours earlier than females, making the ability to sniff females out all the more important.
Rarely seen supersized moth with 10-inch wingspan found at Australian school
By Harry Baker published
A gigantic moth that is almost never seen by humans was recently found on a building site at a school in Australia.
Dragon mantis females have a Y-shaped sex gland that moves like a tentacle and looks like a maggot
By Mindy Weisberger published
A two-pronged, pheromone-producing gland in female dragon mantises only pops up when they are ready to mate.
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