March 31, 2020 Coronavirus makes it harder to battle swarms of locusts ravaging Africa Coronavirus is making it harder to eradicate gigantic locust swarms that are wreaking havoc in East Africa.
March 30, 2020 Expert discovers spider that looks like van Gogh’s painting 'Starry Night' A new species of spider that resembles Vincent van Gogh’s famous “Starry Night” painting has been discovered in Australia.
March 12, 2020 Bizarre bug with unusual sex organs and spiky horns named after Lady Gaga A truly bizarre species of bug with unique sex organs and spiky horns was recently named after pop superstar Lady Gaga.
March 6, 2020 8-foot-long beehive removed from Virginia apartment: report A wildlife control company based in Powhatan, Va., near Richmond, removed a massive 8-foot-long beehive from the ceiling of an apartment after concerned neighbors complained about bees accessing an unoccupied apartment through the air conditioning ducts, a published report said Thursday.
March 2, 2020 Dinosaur-age cockroaches found preserved in amber Two new ancient species of cockroach have been found, perfectly preserved in amber, in a cave in Myanmar.
February 24, 2020 Swarm of nearly 40,000 bees in California send 5 to hospital A swarm of bees sent five people to a California hospital Thursday, including two firefighters and a police officer, multiple media reports said.
February 17, 2020 Cyborg locusts could be used to sniff out bombs, scientists say Could cyborg locusts be the bomb-sniffing dogs of the future?
February 11, 2020 Africa locust invasion spreading, may become ‘most devastating plague’ in living memory, UN warns As an outbreak of billions of locusts continues to swarm parts of East Africa and devour its vital farmland, the United Nations warned Monday that the region, already suffering from extreme hunger, “simply cannot afford another major shock.”
February 4, 2020 Enormous funnel-web spider nicknamed after 'The Rock' A funnel-web spider that was dropped off at the Australian Reptile Park earlier this year has been nicknamed after movie star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson because of its massive size.
January 27, 2020 Africa locust plague worst infestation in decades: ‘Even cows are wondering what is happening’ Hundreds of millions of locusts have swarmed Kenya in the worst infestation to hit the East African nation in 70 years, devouring vital farmland in a region already suffering from extreme hunger.
