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Bug Week

Some of History's Most Beautiful Combs Were Made for Lice Removal

Delousing can be delightful.

Ella Morton June 21, 2016

Police Find Swarm of Bees Intentionally Placed in Car’s Trunk

Tao Tao Holmes June 21, 2016

objects of intrigue

'No One’s Got A Crush On Peter' and More from the Forgotten Spider-Man Rock Opera

It was 1975 and the world needed a superhero's prog-rock anthems.

Eric Grundhauser June 21, 2016

How to Choose the Pet Bug That's Right for You

Consider the millipede.

Tao Tao Holmes June 21, 2016

How a Gift from Schoolchildren Let the Soviets Spy on the U.S. for 7 Years

Attention, ambassadors: inspect every present carefully.

Matt Soniak June 21, 2016

Mystery Bugs Rain Down On Colorado Neighborhood

Bugs from the sky!

Eric Grundhauser June 21, 2016

How Big Can Bug Nests Actually Get?

Insects need many generations of wealth to build their mega mansions.

Sarah Laskow June 21, 2016

The Israeli Company Sending 500 Million Bees and Mites to Russia

The insects will target pests, among other things.

Lauren Young June 20, 2016

Japan’s Annual Spider Battle is the Arachnid Equivalent of WWE

Eight-legged wrestling, for your entertainment.

Emerson Easley June 20, 2016

Watch This Assassin Bug Take Down an Unsuspecting Caterpillar Twice Its Size

The poor guy didn't stand a chance.

David Doochin June 20, 2016

This illustration of a butterfly contains a secret map

The Founder of the Boy Scouts Hid Maps in Insect Drawings

Can you find the secrets in these bug illustrations?

Atlas Obscura June 20, 2016

Why Humans and Insects Keep Holding Funerals for Insects

We have surprisingly overlapping death traditions.

George Pendle June 20, 2016

Scroll down to see a full-scale pain index, with Justin Schmidt's own poetic descriptions.

Ranking the Pain of Stinging Insects, From ‘Spicy’ to ‘Shockingly Electric'

Remembering one passionate entomologist who poetically described and classified more than 70 species' painful stings.

Lauren Young April 24, 2023