Insects

Every year, fishflies—also known as mayflies—hatch over the Lake Erie. This year the swarm is so big it's showing up on weather radar maps and led to a baseball game being canceled.

"Since day one it's been infestation after infestation," a former employee claimed on Facebook.

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Found across the globe, sand flies are blood-sucking insects that can spread dangerous diseases much like mosquitoes.

Insects have high levels of fat, protein, vitamin, fiber and mineral content.

The U.S. government's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency denies the claims, saying concerns like this emerge with any new powerful technology.

Researchers investigated why wasps are seen in such a negative light.

Scientists named them Xenomorphia, after the bloodthirsty, chest-splitting creatures from the Alien movies.

The ants can even make bridges with their bodies on water.

A maximum-security prison in Washington state was looking for new activities to improve the mental health of inmates serving long-term sentences.

Without amber, it's unlikely that scientists would have ever discovered this long-extinct creature.

With the rise of globalization comes the inevitable rise of the alien ant.

The latest minibox in "Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links" is Rampage of the Forest. Here's every card in the upcoming set.

Fungal spores eventually make their abdomen fall off entirely.

Each fungus targets a different species of ant, and it never ends well for the insects.

This is the first time a non-human animal has been shown to nurse its wounded, scientists believe.

Bon appetit!

A new study counted more than 3,000 illnesses and several human deaths from the sprays.

If you see this centipede, stay away.

A small needle and delicate hand helped this monarch take flight.

The tiniest fossils can change everything we know about early butterflies.

Some beetles have terrifying, spiky penises, but others have nice smooth ones.

If a bird sees their friend spitting out an insect, it's safe to assume that insect is gross.

Cockroaches, like horses, can scurry and run at multiple speeds.

Weaver ant bites hurt and they taste bad, so several animals pretend to be them.

The swarm of wasps sounded like a hailstorm.

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The spider can do nothing as it becomes home to the progeny of its own enemy.

The female praying mantis is known to eat the male, but even if this occurs during sex it doesn't prevent a male from completing the act.

These insects can propel themselves skywards without even using their legs.