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Treehoppers are an incredibly diverse family of true bugs, perhaps
Treehoppers are an incredibly diverse family of true bugs, perhaps best known for their curiously shaped pronota, the segments behind their heads. Res...

A spectacular find from the Natural History Museum London! A Rove
A spectacular find from the Natural History Museum London! A Rove beetle (Family: Staphylinidae) collected by Charles Darwin in 1832, was rediscovere...

The "cow killer" and "cicada killer" both have scary names, but
The "cow killer" and "cicada killer" both have scary names, but neither of them is a threat to humans (though the cow killer, also known as the velvet...

When you think of blood-sucking insects, you probably think of
When you think of blood-sucking insects, you probably think of mosquitoes, fleas, bed bugs... but moths? It may sound strange, but the male Vampire Mo...

Insects have developed many different ways to defend themselves.
Insects have developed many different ways to defend themselves. Some insects are able to detect changes in the air pressure around them that will all...

Bioko is a small island off the west coast of Cameroon. For years,
Bioko is a small island off the west coast of Cameroon. For years, its inhabitants were plagued by "river blindness" a disease caused by a parasitic w...