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May 16, 2021

Cicadas with blood-red eyes emerge in DC

Eerie stunning photos captured Brood X cicadas with blood-red eyes emerging from their shells in Washington, D.C., on Sunday after 17 years of hibernation.

May 12, 2021

Brood X cicadas force businesses, homeowners to take precautions

Brood X, a classification of the trillions of periodical cicadas that have descended in states across the eastern and southern U.S., has emerged after a 17-year hiatus -- and already closed one restaurant.

May 6, 2021

2021 Brood X cicadas: Here's where the insects are emerging

A brood of trillions of periodical cicadas is poised to emerge in states across the country this month.

May 5, 2021

Trillions of cicadas about to emerge across US

Within days, a couple weeks at most, the cicadas of Brood X (the X is the Roman numeral for 10) will emerge after 17 years underground.

April 17, 2021

Florida Keys to see release of first genetically modified mosquitoes

In an effort to fight insect-borne viruses like Zika, dengue fever and malaria, genetically modified mosquitoes are set to be released in the Florida Keys.

March 30, 2021

Bees swarm car parked at New Mexico supermarket before firefighter removes them

The driver of the car didn’t notice the bees until he had already started to drive away from the grocery store.

March 18, 2021

Scientists in US, Canada gear up for battle against murder hornets

Scientists in the U.S. and Canada are opening new fronts in the war against so-called murder hornets as the giant insects begin establishing nests this spring.

March 9, 2021

Cicadas living underground for past 17 years to emerge in these states this summer

A brood of periodical cicadas is set to emerge from underground for the first time in 17 years.

December 15, 2020

Woman finds huge spider inside gingerbread house

A woman in Australia was in for quite a shock when she found that her ready-made gingerbread house already had a resident -- a huge spider.

November 11, 2020

Over 500 'murder hornets' were found in Washington nest, including nearly 200 queens

When the first so-called "murder-hornet" nest was destroyed in Washington state last month, scientists discovered hundreds of live specimens in various stages of development, officials revealed on Tuesday.