February 15, 2019

What other animals hurl foul fluids?

Bombardier Beetles: Talk about packing heat! This breed of beetle can squirt a boiling mix of volatile chemicals from the business end of its abdomen. The […]
February 15, 2019

What’s the difference between insects, bugs and arachnids?

Insects: Insects have six legs and three body segments. They include ants, bees, butterflies, cockroaches, and mosquitoes. Insects are the only arthropods (the animal division that […]
February 15, 2019

Why do creepy-crawlies creep us out?

Pest control is a billion-dollar business for a reason: Insects and arachnids are the all-stars of nastiness. They reproduce like crazy (a single female aphid, for […]
February 15, 2019

Why don’t we just kill all those pests?

Because they have us outnumbered! More than 80 percent of all species on Earth belong to this wildly diverse group of creatures, and biologists are discovering […]