February 6, 2018 New 'slasher' wasp comes equipped with its own body saw Freddy Krueger, eat your heart out.
January 17, 2018 Vandals suspected after 200,000 honeybees killed, 100 hives destroyed in California An estimated 200,000 honeybees were reportedly killed Saturday in California when vandals, in what’s being called a “senseless act,” doused them with diesel fuel.
January 16, 2018 Stunning photo captures moment butterfly lands on owl's head In an incredible shot, a photographer has captured the moment when a butterfly landed on a barn owl’s head.
January 12, 2018 Pelican spiders lived 165 million-years-ago and they are 'spider assassins' Once upon a time, 165 million years ago, there lived a spider who looked like a pelican. About the size of a grain of rice and just as quiet, the pelican spider tiptoed under foliage in the leafy parts of the world, looking for prey to impale with the fanged, beak-like pincers at the end of its long neck. Its favorite meal: other spiders.
January 3, 2018 Underground castles? How desert spiders craft vertical tunnels Beachgoing sandcastle builders know the exquisite frustration of tunneling into sand that's too dry.
December 22, 2017 Pecan farmers in New Mexico worry weevils could impact harvest A little six legged insect is eating New Mexico's pecans. Now the state's Dept. of Agriculture is trying to protect the state's $200 million industry.
November 24, 2017 Dazzling blue tarantula discovered in South America Scientists have discovered a stunning blue tarantula among a host of new species in South America.
November 14, 2017 Zombie ants are scarier than you ever imagined When you think of zombies, perhaps George A. Romero's film "Night of the Living Dead" or the hit TV show "The Walking Dead" come to mind. But now there's a new category for mindless eating machines – ants.
November 9, 2017 EPA OKs use of mosquitoes to kill mosquitoes A biotech startup has just gotten approval from the FDA to unleash a new weapon against potentially dangerous mosquitoes.
November 8, 2017 Bee stinger gets stuck in teen's throat One honeybee's stinger wound up in a pretty weird location: lodged in the back of a teen girl's throat, a recent report of the case reveals.
