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Grasshopper Chapel and grounds.
Cold Spring, Minnesota

Grasshopper Chapel

After four years of grasshopper plagues, this chapel was erected as a plea to God to make them end.
A central Pomo woman with army worms in Ukiah Valley, California, c. 1904.
insects

Why Eating Insects Is an American Tradition

Both Native Americans and colonists enjoyed fried cicadas, grasshopper flour, and insect fruitcakes.
Mark Hay April 2, 2018
Cooking with big-bottomed ants.
Gastro Obscura

Big-Bottomed Ants

Catch these fiercely guarded queens for a crunchy, caviar-flavored snack.
So many species, each with a name.
science

The Beautiful Complexity of Naming Every Living Thing

After two centuries of binomial nomenclature, scientists are nowhere close to running out of things to document.
Jessica Leigh Hester March 22, 2018
The beekeeping museum showcases a traditional beekeeping method.
Musteika, Lithuania

Ancient Beekeeping Museum

A tiny traditional village keeps an ancient method of beekeeping alive.
Gastro Obscura

Chapulines

Deep-fried grasshoppers make a tangy, crispy taco filling.
On the street, beondegi will come in a small cup with toothpicks or chopsticks.
Gastro Obscura

Beondegi

In South Korean markets, steamed silkworm pupae make a juicy, nutty snack.
Mm, calamari.
insects

Why Picky Eaters Are Partial to Calamari and Not Squid

Changing languages can make a big difference.
Paula Mejia February 1, 2018
<em>Dendrocerus scutellaris</em> hails from Costa Rica.
insects

The Killer Wasp That Saws Its Way Out of Its Victims

A six-legged terror the size of a sesame seed.
Natasha Frost January 31, 2018
Red ant chutney is often served on leaves.
Gastro Obscura

Red Ant Chutney

Indian harvesters endure painful bites to make an intensely spicy paste.
Meet a female <em>Megapropodiphora arnoldi</em>, the world's new smallest parasitic fly.
insects

The Tiniest Parasitic Fly in the World Is Named After Arnold Schwarzenegger

It's just 0.395 millimeters long.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 24, 2018
Another masterpiece of insect architecture.
architecture

Found: A Spiraling Bees' Nest

And they're stingless!
Vittoria Traverso January 23, 2018
<em>B. hyperboreus</em>, the Arctic rival of <em>B. polaris</em>.
insects

The Unlikely Survival of Bees in the Arctic

A new species has been identified in an archipelago once used for Soviet nuclear testing.
Sarah Laskow January 11, 2018
Skewered suri grubs, anticuchos-style.
Gastro Obscura

Suri Grubs

Palm weevil larvae make succulent street snacks in the Amazon.
Spotted: <em>Heterosphecia tawonoides</em> buzzing around Malaysia's Taman Negara National Park.
forests

Found: A Blue-and-White Moth Last Seen 130 Years Ago

It acts a lot like a bee.
Vittoria Traverso December 14, 2017
A single pound of honey is the lifetime work for about 768 bees, made up of visits to two million flowers.
insects

What Is It Like to Be a Bee?

A philosophical and neurobiological look into the apian mind.
Natasha Frost December 6, 2017
This plant might be a Dr. George Milstein fan.
science

A Dentist-Turned-Horticulturalist Made a Record Just for Plants

Dr. George Milstein believed that all plants needed to grow was water, sunlight, nutrients, and a swinging-Sixties soundtrack.
Ashawnta Jackson November 30, 2017
A handful of jumiles.
Gastro Obscura

Jumiles

These Mexican bugs taste like cinnamon and alleviate arthritis pain.