Insects

"I keep trying to convince myself that I did...I did everything I could do," he said of the dogs, while breaking down in tears.

A woman has taken to TikTok to share her easy-to-follow hack for keeping the bugs at bay this summer, and we can't wait to try it.

The moth, Lymantria dispar, and the ant, Aphaenogaster araneoides, known as the "gypsy moth" and the "gypsy ant," were removed as recognized common names.

The insects are thought to be mayflies, with millions appearing every year as part of their annual hatching cycle.

Entomologist Justin Schmidt was stung with 85 insects to create the Schmidt Pain Scale. Here are the 15 most painful.

The insect enthusiast opened up the vegetable with a knife while he was sitting inside his car.

Alpha-gal syndrome is often caused by the bite of a lone star tick, which transmits a sugar molecule called alpha-gal into the person's body.

Nope, those aren't olives—this pie is topped with the crunchy Brood X insect that's emerged nationwide.

Bug enthusiasts identified the creatures as scarlet and bumblebee millipedes, which have exoskeletons.

The traps are often used to remove rodents, insects, and other animals that are considered to be pests from homes, but animal rights groups say they are cruel and indiscriminate.

"This is the first time I've seen or heard of this in my 35 years," said marine geologist Steve Dickson.

Praying mantises are considered brilliant pest control for gardens, as they eat other bugs.

"Nothing good happens with cicadas," according to Cincinnati Police Department.

The cicadas that have emerged in parts of the eastern United States and Midwest in 2021 are referred to collectively as "Brood X."

The periodical cicadas that are emerging from the ground in parts of the eastern United States and Midwest are known as "Brood X."

"No one suspected that it could be anything else," the mother said.

The psychoactive fungus, known as Massospora cicadina, contains an active ingredient that is also found in magic mushrooms.

Jeff Herge from Herndon, Virginia, said he was excited about the emergence of the cicadas in overwhelming numbers.

An entomologist has revealed she cooks up ants, wax worms, silk worms and crickets, using them for smoothies, sauces and as a garnish.

Periodical cicadas burst from the ground every 13 or 17 years.

The creature was identified as a giant wood moth, the largest species of moth by weight. It reportedly measured "two fists" in length.

Lisa Ohrmundt was shocked to find at least 100,000 of the insects had set up residence for the third time in the ceiling of her living room in Decatur, Georgia.

The mosquitoes are being released as part of an experiment to help combat a disease-transmitting local species, according to Oxitec, the company behind the project.

The noisy bugs will appear for the first time since 2004 in 15 states.

Experts are concerned that the hornets could decimate honeybee hives on the continent.

"They're kinda like discarded chicken bones," said Adrian Smith, who studies the Formica archboldi ants.

It stacks its old molted heads on top of one another, sometimes up to seven skulls high.

Within the first two hours of the gila monster venom taking effect on my arm, I was in a state of delusion where I actually started considering that removing my arm would be less painful.

The hornets represent a significant threat to Western honeybees, which have no innate defence against them.

Triple E is a rare but deadly disease, with a 33 percent fatality rate in humans and 90 percent fatality rate among horses.