Insects - Page 33

August 1, 2019

Huge creepy huntsman spider sends shivers around Facebook

It’s the stuff of nightmares.

July 31, 2019

Las Vegas pizzeria offering grasshopper pie as insects invade city

One Nevada restaurant is making the most of the hordes of grasshoppers that have descended upon Las Vegas — by using them as a pizza topping.

July 30, 2019

Florida beekeeper says someone may have poisoned millions of his honey bees

A veteran Florida beekeeper thinks someone may have poisoned his honey bees and is offering $30,000 for information leading to the arrest of whoever’s responsible.

July 28, 2019

Venomous Arkansas snake devours bug in jaw-dropping photos

An Arkansas photographer captured a venomous copperhead snake devouring a cicada that had just emerged from its shell at Ozark National Forest earlier this month.

July 25, 2019

New York City sees first West Nile-infected mosquitoes this season, health department says

The New York City Health Department said mosquitoes collected in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island were infected with West Nile virus. 

July 22, 2019

Deadly fungus creates 'zombie ants' and hijacks their jaws to cause suicide

If you thought fictional zombies walking around on film were scary, the condition that turns creatures into mindless eating machines actually exists in nature. — in ants.

July 17, 2019

Tick lodged on Kentucky man's eyeball made 'popping' noise when doctor pulled it off

He and his supervisor thought it was a piece of wood.

July 16, 2019

New York's Yankee Stadium hit by swarm of 25,000 bees before game

As the New York Yankees prepared to face off against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, the police force’s beekeepers removed a horde of bees overrunning the outfield of Yankee Stadium.

July 15, 2019

Virginia woman dies after allergic reaction to bug bite, family says

Her reaction started within minutes of the bite.

July 3, 2019

Cockroaches are getting 'closer to invincibility,' scientists warn

Bad news for anyone afraid of creepy crawlies – scientists are warning that cockroaches are getting harder and harder to kill.