All posts tagged "Insects"

A look back at the classic urban legend which states cockroach eggs incubated in a woman’s mouth after she licked an envelope.

Today we look at claims that the “Tree Lobster” is one of the rarest insects in the world, believed to be extinct since 1930 until its recent rediscovery.

A photo depicting a robotic mosquito inserting a syringe into a man’s finger has been circulating online, with claims that drone spy insects are currently in production. Is this true?

A photo circulated on social media shows a giant bug on a boy’s back. Is this image real or fake?

A video which went viral in May 2014 shows a large worm slowly emerging from the stomach of a dead praying mantis.

Can cockroaches make group decisions? Today we’ll take a look at three scientific experiments that indicate that they can make simple, collective decisions.

Media reports warned of a giant mosquito poised to invade Florida in the summer of 2013. This mosquito, known as a “gallinipper” or Psorophora ciliata, is a large species of mosquito which flourishes after floods and rainy seasons, and is native to much of the Eastern U.S.