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The 17-Year Cicada Swarms of Brood X Are Coming This Summer
Across the eastern United States, a marvel of nature in the form of billions of loud, flying, mating insects.
insects
A Massive Collection of Dead Insects Lives Inside Filing Cabinets in a Canadian Office
Growing since 1886, this taxonomic library is among the largest insect repositories in the world.
forests
Could a Tree Help Find a Decaying Corpse Nearby?
On a “body farm,” researchers are exploring whether the nutrients from human cadavers can change the look of plants, which authorities might use to locate missing persons.
insects
When Prehistoric Lacewings Disguised Themselves as Middle-Jurassic Lichens
Researchers recently found evidence of some very, very old camouflage.
nature
A Photographer Turned His Mumbai Window Into a Butterfly Garden
He spent $5 on a few water jugs and two succulents.
insects
L.A.'s Insects Are Hairy, Iridescent, and Crazy Photogenic
The creatures are ready for their close-ups—in the name of getting a better handle on biodiversity in the bustling city.
paintings
Meet the Man on a Mission to Hand-Paint 50,000 Bees
How the muralist Matthew Willey learned to love bees.
Rhodes, Greece
Bee Museum of Rhodes
Learn about the sweet, storied legacy of beekeeping in ancient Greece.
Video
Show & Tell With the Staff of Chicago’s Field Museum
insects
A Field Guide to the Miniature Menagerie Inside Your Own Home
And on your face.
science
To Save Madagascar’s Wildlife, an Entomologist Is Helping Revive a Bug-Based Cuisine
Local insect farms could save lemurs, baobabs, and more.
islands
The Ecological Mystery of a Stink Bug Swarm Far Out to Sea
The chance encounter has led to insights on how insects make it to distant islands.
insects
To Study Pesky Aphids, Scientists Suck Them From the Sky
Every summer and fall, giant vacuums gobble up insects for 13 hours a day.
insects
The Outsize Allure of South Africa's Flightless Dung Beetle
In Addo Elephant National Park, the smallest residents may be the biggest draw.
insects
The 21st Century Might Not Be So Magical for Fireflies
Experts are flashing a warning for the future.
insects
How Climate Change Helped Spawn an East African Locust Crisis
Pictures from the ground show an insect storm of biblical proportions.
London, England
Horizon Insects
London's first edible insect farm offers facility tours and cooking classes.
insects
Can a War of the Wasps Save Hawai‘i’s Wiliwili Trees?
It's a classic good wasp/bad wasp situation.
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