This story was originally in the news last August, but I have just come across these fascinating ant photos and could not resist sharing here. These stunningly unique photos come from Dr. Babu of India who came up with the idea of feeding colored sugar water droplets to ants after his wife observed that their [...]
Got baking soda? Cinnamon? Coffee grounds? Garlic cloves? Basil? If so, a new article from Insectclopedia.com suggests that you might already have all that you need for pest control right in your kitchen cupboard. According to the Insectclopedia website, keeping ants out of the kitchen is as easy as finding the place where the ants [...]
Who would you predict as the champion in this match up? Watch the video below for the surprising outcome. (Note: While it does appear for a moment that things are going to get gory, don’t worry, the camera cut out before I got sick so this is safe to watch to the end.) Crazy, [...]
I love this guy! He’s probably really angry that someone is taking his photo, but it looks more like he’s getting ready to take on Broadway. Want to see more? Just look up the term dancing mantis on google images. If that doesn’t make you smile, there’s probably something wrong with you. Photo from http://pixdaus.com/single.php?id=91561
It was barely a month ago that I published this blog post about the Asian Tiger Mosquito, a species which mysteriously showed up in California after having only been known to exist in the eastern United States 25 years. I gave tips on how to identify this crazy ninja mosquito that attacks repeatedly and aggressively and [...]
Well if this doesn’t beat all in the world of insects, I don’t know what does. The mid-west is known for its twisters but this is just bizarre. Mike Hollingshead, professional storm chaser, spotted this enormous tornado-like vortex of swirling insects above a cornfield in Iowa in early July. He recently released live video of [...]
A recent photo journal article from ABC reveals 7 shocking food facts. At the top of the list is the presence of many hundreds of insect fragments and rodent hairs found in certain pre-packaged foods. Lori Corbin reports that the ingredients list on your favorite foods purchased at the grocery store might not tell the [...]
With all the stink in the news lately about stink bugs, here are a few more exotic species we can all appreciate for their very unique looking back shields. The first two look like man faces, or tribal war masks, if you will. The third, still a stink bug, looks less like a man face [...]
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