When you think of scary animals, what comes to mind? Maybe lions, hippos or snakes? But you might be surprised to know that ...

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Insects are vanishing from pristine rainforests. “Around the world many insect populations are crashing.” (Natural History Museum, April 2025) Insects are ...

Once these eggs are submerged in water, they hatch into larvae, often called "wrigglers." The larvae are aquatic and feed on algae, protozoa, and other organic matter in the water. After about a week ...

Figure 1. Fossilized nits of chewing lice, tightly affixed to feathers of an enantiornithine bird, entombed in mid-Cretaceous amber from northern Myanmar. (a) Isolated barbs and regularly arranged ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — In a state known for its world-renowned fly-fishing, the bait is often overlooked as a resource. At the Bugs and Brews event by the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium ...

Feltman: That’s all for today’s episode. If you’d like to learn more about how insects have helped shape human culture, check out Barrett’s book. It’s called The Insect Epiphany.

Parents who have had to deal with lice infestations know just how difficult it is to get the bugs out of a child's hair. After 15 years in business, Salzberg has it down to a science.

A final important aquatic insect for trout anglers is the midge. What they lack in size, they make up for in volume, which is why they are an important food source for trout in many waters.

Lice have been found feeding on the skin and blood of free-range chickens, which are infected at much higher rates than caged flocks. This finding could have implications for states like California, ...