Our planet is home to some truly strange and fascinating insects, like the recently discovered plastic-eating insect that could help combat world waste or the "Kamikaze" insects that can blow ...
The periodical cicadas that are about to infest two parts of the United States aren't just plentiful, they're downright weird. These insects are the strongest urinators in the animal kingdom with ...
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Amber insect looked normal, then scientists spotted the nightmare growing on it
At first glance, the insect trapped in golden resin looked like any other tiny victim of deep time. Only under close ...
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Deep in the Waiʻanae mountains of Oʻahu lives one of the strangest creatures ever discovered. And it’s not what you’d expect. It’s a caterpillar. But it doesn’t eat leaves. It doesn ...
A Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey
An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, scientists reported Wednesday. The parasitic wasp’s abdomen boasts a set of flappy ...
Tiny insects called treehoppers sport some very odd helmets. Now, researchers have found the insects developed this headgear by reactivating and repurposing their wing-making machinery. "We think this ...
Pictured here is a strange insect I photographed Tuesday in Scott County. This wingless insect is called a meloe. It is one of about 7,500 species of blister beetles occurring worldwide. I saw this ...
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