Ants are often first thought of as a common pest but if you really stop and think about it you might be surprised at just how little you know about ants and how much you can learn from them. Ants can be found almost everywhere on earth with the exception of Antarctica and a few…
Many of us have felt the pain of a bee or wasp sting. Fortunately though, most of us will never experience the pain of a bullet ant or a tarantula hawk. But there is a man who has, in fact Justin Schmidt; entomologist has felt all three and approximately 147 more bites and stings. On…
We have all probably seen a centipede on occasion and heard them mentioned in conversations, but what do you really know about them? The centipede is a bit of a frightening sight to see with all their legs and skinny black body writhing around. They come in all kinds of sizes but the majority of…
There is nothing more annoying than having your backyard barbeque ruined by mosquitoes. Not only are the bites itchy and irritating; mosquitoes also have the ability to spread disease. A bite from a mosquito has more health risks than we realize, and the potential to carry diseases such as yellow fever, Malaria and West Nile…
