Insects - Page 57

October 21, 2015

Cicadas emerge on East Coast by hundreds, billions more expected

Cicada nymphs have been starting to crawl out of the ground in droves across the East Coast, and the highly anticipated emergence of the 17-year-old insects has been ramping up in the Mid-Atlantic in recent days

October 20, 2015

Newly discovered wasp named after Boston Bruins goalie Rask

There's a new buzz surrounding Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask.

October 20, 2015

52-million-year-old 'ant-loving' beetle caught in amber

A newly discovered 52-million-year-old fossil of an "ant-loving" beetle is the oldest example of its species on record, and may help researchers learn more about this social parasite, a new study finds

October 20, 2015

Newfound wasp literally has skeletons in its closet

A newly discovered wasp has been keeping a gruesome secret: It stuffs ant corpses into the walls of its home.

October 20, 2015

'Vicious' new praying mantis discovered in Rwanda

On a cool and rainy night in a dense, mountainous forest in Rwanda, insect-surveying scientists discovered a new species of praying mantis, one whose wingless females are "vicious hunters" that prowl for prey as if they were marauding tigers.

October 20, 2015

The buzz on disappearing bees: 23% colony die-off this winter

Nearly one out of four American honeybee colonies died this winter — a loss that's not quite as bad as recent years, says a new U.S. Department of Agriculture survey of beekeepers.

October 20, 2015

Ancient daddy longlegs had extra eyes

A 304-million-year-old fossil discovered in Eastern France shows primitive living harvestmen -- more commonly called daddy longlegs -- had one more pair of eyes than they do today.

October 20, 2015

Aggressive Florida mosquito set to spoil summer, scientist says

If you live in Florida, a large, aggressive mosquito with a painful bite may soon be coming to a place near you.

October 20, 2015

Zombie fungus makes 'sniper's alley' around ant colonies

A fungus that turns worker ants into zombie henchmen has a surprisingly clever strategy to recruit new hosts

October 20, 2015

Chomping invaders! Alien trap-jaw ants spread along Gulf Coast

An aggressive type of trap-jaw ant with a mighty bite is gaining ground in the U.S.