Houseplant pests typically hitchhike a ride into your home. “Insects can be present when you purchase a plant, though you may ...

Insects, Barron and Klein now argue, have midbrain-like structures, including a “central complex,” that seem to allow bugs to similarly model themselves as they move through space. They cite ...

Oval, fuzzy white insects about 1/8 to 1/4-inch long; they’re slow-moving. Adults have a waxy cottony-looking coating, while immature bugs are smaller but similar. They’re often on the lower ...

In Philadelphia, chefs from a range of backgrounds are incorporating edible insects into their menus — sometimes with ingredients that could be foraged from the backyard. Every night of the week, bugs ...

Entomophobia is an irrational and persistent fear of bugs. Those with a fear of insects may go to great lengths to avoid them, or they will experience significant distress when encountering an insect.

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Generating your own body heat, however, requires a lot of energy. Insects do not do this. The heat they need for metabolism and growth comes from the environment. This is partly how they are so ...