Bug Fest returns to Academy of Natural Sciences on Aug. 9-10
Back for its 18th year, Bug Fest will return to Drexel’s Academy of Natural Sciences on the weekend of Aug.…
Photographer Turns Fear into Fascination Through Her Macro Insect Shots
Blue Featherleg (Damselfly) Marit van Ekelenburg turns “fear into fascination” by revealing the beauty, diversity, and ecological importance…
What’s That Splatter on Your Windshield?
via Rebekah McClean Kersplat … thwack … thunk … wham! There’s nothing quite like a summer road trip…
‘Magical’: butterfly sightings across the UK this summer | Environment
“I live in the countryside and it’s been an incredible year for butterflies – we’ve seen marbled whites,…
Are fireflies going extinct? Actually, they seem to be thriving.
Rainy, damp weather along the eastern United States in summer 2025 has one upside: Fireflies love it. “Fireflies…
What Houston residents need to know to stay protected
If you’ve noticed fuzzy, leaf-like caterpillars around trees this season, you might have run into asp caterpillars —…
German customs officials find 1,500 tarantulas hidden in cake boxes at airport
Published on 14/07/2025 – 18:28 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Customs officials in Germany released photos on Monday from a seizure…
Hungary’s oldest library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation
PANNONHALMA, Hungary — Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves of a medieval…
The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest
TOPEKA, Kan. — The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of…
‘Lovebugs’ return in swarms to South Korea and blanket a mountain peak
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Swarms of “lovebugs” are back in South Korea, blanketing a mountain peak, entering…