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“Insects and Arachnids”

May 15, 2013 10:39 AM ET // Nic Halverson
Invisible, non-drying glue helps illustrate what happens to insects that stick around this summer. Continue reading →
May 6, 2013 10:04 AM ET // Tim Wall
Brood II cicadas that last arose in 1996 are back. Continue reading →
Apr 24, 2013 09:00 AM ET // Jennifer Viegas
The children’s story Peter Pan famously ends with kids shouting, “I do believe in fairies!” and now they, and adults, can truly believe in Tinkerbell the fairyfly, just discovered by scientists. Continue reading →
Apr 10, 2013 06:06 AM ET // Christina Reed
How do you kill bedbugs without having to sleep in a bed full of pesticides at night? Impale the tiny buggers! ->
Apr 8, 2013 12:13 PM ET // Tim Wall
The eastern population of monarch butterflies don't use fancy navigational strategies, they just fly with a general southwest orientation. ->
Feb 20, 2013 01:00 PM ET // Jennifer Viegas
What appeared to be huge, dino-pestering fleas are more likely flies, says the team that discovered them. ->
Aug 28, 2012 10:35 AM ET // Jennifer Viegas
The amber-preserved fly and mite likely buzzed around dinosaurs -- but these specimens didn't bite them.
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