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Bug Week

Scientists Prove Agriculture Has Existed for 25 Million Years

The earliest evidence for farming comes from insects, not humans.

Jessie Guy-Ryan June 25, 2016

The Hidden Security Bugs in Architecture That You Never Noticed

Some of the best security features are subtly interwoven into the fabric of building design.

Lauren Young June 24, 2016

The Sexual Intimidation Tactics of the Male Water Strider

Their mating rituals are pretty disturbing.

David Doochin June 24, 2016

Interviewing the Country's Preeminent Bed Bug Lawyer

Bed bugs are a menace, but there are lawyers out there joining the fight.

Eric Grundhauser June 24, 2016

Watch a Caterpillar Become a Butterfly in Under 3 Minutes

A stunning transformation in time-lapse format.

Atlas Obscura June 24, 2016

How to Hire a Bug as a Contract Killer

They have to be quarantined first, to make sure they won't go rogue.

Sarah Laskow June 24, 2016

The praying mantis on the ride. Photo:

Bronx, New York

Bronx Zoo Bug Carousel

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

'O, Shrill-Voiced Insect': The Cicada Poems of Ancient Greece

Classical poets loved cicadas so much they wrote odes to them.

Natalie Zarrelli June 23, 2016

places you can no longer go

Places You Can No Longer Go: Albert's Swarm

The 198,000-square-mile (!) swarm was last seen in 1902.

Lucas Adams June 23, 2016

Meguro Parasitological Museum

Meguro Parasitological Museum

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

Why One Beetle is Making St. Louis Chop Down Its Own Trees

If you love something, let it go before it gets totally infested and falls over onto you.

David Doochin June 23, 2016

I Asked Leading Entomologists: 'What’s The Smartest Bug In The World?'

Some insects can count, recognize human faces, even invent languages.

Dan Nosowitz June 23, 2016

Hampyeong Expo Park

Hampyeong, South Korea

Hampyeong Expo Park

It’s a bug’s life at this Korean eco-event park, built to host an annual butterfly festival.

Bestari Jaya, Malaysia

Kampung Kuantan Fireflies Park

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

Davis, California

Bohart Museum of Entomology

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

U.S. National Tick Collection

Statesboro, Georgia

U.S. National Tick Collection

The world's largest collection of ticks.

clutters of Monarchs

Goleta, California

Goleta Monarch Butterfly Grove

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

Regular fireflies. Just use your imagination.

Hendersonville, North Carolina

Blue Ghost Fireflies

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.