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October 3, 2016

Some Insects Migrate South For The Winter Too

You may have thought that only birds were physically capable of migrating to warmer climates during the winter months, while tiny insects stay behind and perish in the icy conditions. As it turns out, many insects are just as capable…

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September 30, 2016

?Researchers Recruit Wasps To Help Locate Spiders

American soil has been blessed with the first documented arrival of an exotic spider that researchers believed to be dwelling solely in Asian territories. The unique spider is called the “joro spider,” and so far it has been found only…

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September 29, 2016

Another Pest Bites the Dust

It is difficult to perfectly articulate the immense joy and satisfaction one can experience after annihilating a particularly annoying insect pest. I know, it sounds kind of barbaric, but anyone who says they don’t enjoy swatting a fly into oblivion…

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September 28, 2016

Male Widow Spiders Enjoy A Better Love Life Than Previously Thought

Female black widow spiders are notorious for their tendency to eat their mates after copulation, and the female black widow is not the only lady spider to feast on her mate. For example, two species that are closely related to…

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September 27, 2016

Giant Ferocious Water Bug

There are creatures other than sharks that you need to be afraid of when taking a dip in open waters. Actually, sharks don’t inhabit the giant water bug’s habitat, which is generally overgrown ponds, streams, and wetlands. In terms of…

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September 26, 2016

How A Certain Type Of Beetle Is Able To Digest The Hardest Wood

The longhorned beetle is able to digest hard wood even during the larval stage due to a particular type of a little known fungus located in its gut. Researchers believe that this discovery could lead to more effective ways of…

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September 20, 2016

Could Zika Reach Alabama?

The FDA has recently advised blood centers in Miami-Dade County to discontinue their blood-drives out of fear of causing a further spread of the Zika virus. Naturally many residents in neighboring Alabama are concerned that the virus will spread to…

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September 19, 2016

Mass Anti-Mosquito Insecticide Is Finally Sprayed Over Miami

Now that the Zika carrying mosquito has been located on Miami Beach, drastic measures must be taken to contain the virus. So far there have been fifty six transmissions of Zika in Florida, and the state has also seen five…

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September 15, 2016

Be On The Look Out For The Devastating Cannibalistic Super Slugs

slugs are notorious for being disrespectful of people's well-kept gardens. However, there is no slug that can match the devastation that the remarkably awful Spanish slug can cause. These slugs are feared all over Europe, and they have been spotted…

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September 14, 2016

How To Prevent Insects From Invading Your Home

Nobody likes seeing bugs in their home, but according to one entomologist, keeping bugs entirely out of people's homes is an impossibility. According to Jeff Whitworth, an entomologist, people will always have to deal with bugs in their homes, but…

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