Aversion to bees his battle of a lifetime - Columbus Dispatch
26 May 2012, 4:14 am
I hate bees, wasps and all other insects that sting. I don’t wear bright colors or use cologne that would attract them. They simply smell my fear. The first time that a bee stung me, I was at a swimming pool with my Aunt Mendy. I was probably ...

Brutish urges drown out society's quiet voice of reason - Nashville Tennessean
26 May 2012, 2:05 am
Attacks by giant mutant insects were so silly I can’t remember which bug ate which city. However, a more serious movie made predictions that are now coming true. In the 1956 classic Forbidden Planet, a researcher on a distant world discovers ...

Where are the lovebugs? - News-Press
25 May 2012, 11:57 pm
Mating takes an average of 12½ hours for the insects, but pairs can remain attached for days. Both may then find a new mate. • Male lovebugs are shorter than females. • Lovebug eggs are laid beneath decaying vegetation, which then feeds the larvae.

More Evil Than Drones: Cyborg & Robotic insects, Some Nuclear Powered - DAILY KOS
18 May 2012, 1:35 pm
Drones are disconcerting and, sadly, are here to stay. Our tax dollars were used to create drones. WE financed these just like we finance all new weapons. More frightening are drone insects, both real and robotic. Our tax dollars are at work ...

Primordial Flower Power: Amber-Preserved Ancient insects Carried Pollen - Scientific American
18 May 2012, 9:32 am
A hundred million years ago, everything looked quite different. There were dinosaurs on land and gigantic creatures in the sea, and the continents were arranged quite differently. But one thing would be familiar to the modern eye: pollination. Recently ...

Garden Tips: Get to know which insects, diseases threaten tomatoes - Memphis Commercial Appeal
17 May 2012, 6:58 pm
Tomatoes, the most popular vegetable grown in home gardens, can be attacked by a number of diseases and insects. Blossom end rot causes the bottom of the tomato to turn dark and hard. There is no cure for this, but it can be prevented.

Dino-Era insects Frozen in Time During Oldest Pollination - msnbc.com
15 May 2012, 2:21 pm
With massive dinosaurs towering above, tiny female insects called thrips had just dusted themselves with hundreds of pollen grains from a gingko tree more than 100 million years ago when they perished, only to be preserved in tree resin called ...

insects In Battle Captured By Igor Siwanowicz (PICTURES) - huffingtonpost.co.uk
15 May 2012, 11:15 am
A Polish photographer has spent hours capturing head-to-head insect battles. Igor Siwanowicz's shots of all-male battling insect include stag beetles, nymphs, caterpillars, a predatory stink bug and a pair of chameleons, all showing exactly what they're ...

Early arrival of insects is bugging outdoor enthusiasts - PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
11 May 2012, 12:17 pm
It seems that the bugs are up and running a bit early this year. I have received a lot of emails and Facebook posts over the past few weeks about the activities of many insects. Reports of insects like lightning bugs, sphinx moths and four-lined ...

Meat-eating plant digests insects using ants - DISCOVER
9 May 2012, 4:30 pm
Many insects eat plants, but some plants can turn the tables on their would-be diners. The pitcher plants are among several groups that can capture insects and digest their flesh. And one species – the fanged pitcher plant – goes even further.