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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Locusts: The Bothersome Bug that Shaped America

There were few bright spots during the Great Depression, but in some parts of the Midwest, the sun barely shone at all. Why? Dust clouds swirled the plains for years, shrinking visibility to thr...

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Step Inside the Spider’s Web

Spider lore is a tangled web of lies and exaggerations. These eight-legged wonders rarely bite humans, and even fewer are actually poisonous. They are more Charlotte’s Web than Arachnophobia....

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

10 Terrifying Termite Facts

You may not always notice them — and they may not look all that scary — but termites are truly terrifying. Why? These sharp-toothed bugs will literally eat you out of house and home. The Nationa...

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Awesome Opossum: The World’s Most Misunderstood Marsupial

Let’s get one thing straight: Possums live in Australia. Opossums are the sharp-toothed, pointy-nosed, long-tailed weirdos you’ll find hanging off a branch in your backyard. Or scurrying acr...

Monday, February 4, 2019

Think Roaches Can’t Get Any More Disgusting? They Can.

If you’re like most people, the thought of a roach is enough to make you shiver. From their shiny, lacquered bodies to their spiny legs, roaches are just gross. They scurry and stowaway in the d...