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Insects

Casu Marzu

The Sardinian cheese that wriggles with maggots.

Scientists Used Cheese to Discover a New Species of Cave Bug

A wine pairing was not suggested.

Eric Grundhauser October 10, 2017

Scientists Want to Make Sure They're Breeding the Right Giant Stick Insects

DNA says that even though they look different, the bugs from two different islands are one and the same.

Kelsey Kennedy October 6, 2017

Scientists Have Dug Through Dragonfly Droppings to Figure Out What They Eat

Wait, no one knew exactly what dragonflies eat?

Kelsey Kennedy October 3, 2017

Civic Museum of Natural History Giacomo Doria

Genoa's collection of over 4 million zoological, botanical, and geological specimens from around the world.

Nsenene

This grasshopper snack is crispy like fried chicken.

The Tsetse Fly Has Strange, Sucker-Tipped Fingers on Its Mouth

New images could help scientists better understand how the flies transmit deadly sleeping sickness.

Kelsey Kennedy September 22, 2017

Escamoles

The eggs of "the farty ant" have earned a reputation as the caviar of the desert.

So-Called Lazy Ants Are Good for Something, After All

Even shirkers have a place in the colony.

Natasha Frost September 11, 2017

'World's Largest Killer Bee'

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

The Most Interesting Bugs in the World

Could knowing about cool insects help get more Americans out into nature? These two social scientists think so.

Cara Giaimo August 30, 2017

Florence, Oregon

Darlingtonia State Natural Site

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

The Beetle That Goes Undercover to Steal From Foraging Ants

The high-risk, high-return antics of the parasitic highwayman beetle.

Natasha Frost August 21, 2017

A Butterfly Reappears in Scotland After 133 Years Away

Climate change might have helped bring the white-letter hairstreak back north.

Erik Shilling August 15, 2017

Nagasaki, Japan

Museum of Tropical Medicine

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

Found: A Praying Mantis Older Than Tyrannosaurus Rex

The fossil is reviewing the secrets of mantis evolution.

Natasha Frost August 3, 2017

DNA Barcoding Shows That Two Butterfly Species Are One and the Same

They're an extreme case of sexual dimorphism.

Kelsey Kennedy July 28, 2017

Övertorneå N, Sweden

The Unofficial Mosquito-Catching World Championship

A Swedish town came up with an out-of-the-box way to eliminate the bloodthirsty insects.