"Insects" Blogs & Blog Posts

The spokesperson for the U.S. State Department was speaking at a press briefing today when a creepy visitor hovering over a reporter brought things to a halt. "Matt, I hate to interrupt," Matthew Miller said, interrupting his own speech as his eyes...

Tyler Thrasher is an artist, chemist, botanist, and explorer who aims to help catalyze curiosity and share his enthusiasm about combining art and science and the joys of experimentation. A combo of a made scientist and artist. But I love his plushie...

If you're planning a trip to Las Vegas, bring lots of insect repellent — 3,081 mosquitoes from 91 pools and 16 zip codes in Nevada have tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to a Southern Nevada Health District press release. — Read...

Last night, a swarm of bees invaded Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, just five minutes before a game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodges was about to start. The bee colony swarmed into a large mass on the protective netting behin...

YouTuber Max Fosh has made the rounds here at Boing Boing a couple of times, and not for nothing. Whether it's hiring the SAS for a game of paintball or working as an Uber Eats deliveryman on horseback, he's often up to something as bizarre as it is...

Many flying insects just can't seem to stay away from artificial lights at night. Scientists think they may have found out what brings bugs to bulbs.

A 63-year-old man in Missouri went in for a routine colonoscopy, only to give doctors an extremely rare find: a perfectly intact (albeit dead) fly. "I've been doing this for over 20 years, so I've seen a lot of things," said the gastroenterologis...