Insects

Needle-toting cockroaches could be deployed by search-and-rescue teams for lifesaving injections

Scientists from the universities of Queensland and New South Wales have developed paramedic cyborg cockroaches, dubbed "paraborgs," equipped with miniature injection devices and cameras.

A researcher holds a cyborg giant burrowing cockroach fitted with a human-supervised auto-injection mechanism (AIM) in Brisbane, Australia, July 27, 2026.
 Group of locusts

Moroccan locust swarms sweep eastern Iran, threatening crops and farms

A Levantine Vernal Copper (Tomares nesimachus) butterfly

INPA releases Red Book for Butterflies detailing extinction, endangerment threats

A Green Leaf-hopper, Cicadella viridis, resting on a plant stem.

Study finds insect-borne bacteria turning harmless reed leafhopper into major agricultural pest


Are our decisions made automatically in the brain? - study

A new study puts a decades-old theory into practice, showing how rewards, and the likelihood of receiving those awards, affect choice-making.

 Fruit flies on an orange

Alien species are invading countries, endangering biodiversity

A new report alarmingly reveals that over 37,000 alien species are rapidly spreading across the globe due to human activities.

 Giant cane toad

Cockroach takes a plane ride: Uninvited guest gets attention and amuses passengers

A passenger on a flight in China discovered a cockroach on the window beside her for almost three hours at an altitude of 32,808 feet.


The incredible anti-inflammatory properties of black soldier fly larvae

Promising anti-inflammatory properties of oil from the larvae of black soldier flies have implications to treat conditions like ulcerative colitis.

 Black Soldier Fly Larave Oil.

This wasp can paralyze its victims for 8 months - TikTok biologist

Biologist Andrew Legan collected a tarantula that had been paralyzed by a hawk wasp to study the effects of the wasp’s venom on the arachnid.

 Tarantula Hawk wasp

Insects in danger: Air pollution harms bugs' ability to find food, reproduce - study

The report provides evidence that tiny particles originating from air pollution, especially from human-related sources, adhere to the sensory organs of insects.

 An illustrative image of a fly.

Terrifying 'creature from Hell' terrorizes Australia in TikTok video

In a TikTok video, garnering 11M views from Leverton, Western Australia, a stick-scorpion hybrid insect is seen sitting in the dirt, wings spread, and stabbing the air with its tail.


This is how to get rid of fruit flies in your home without pesticides

Summer has arrived and with it comes swarms of flies. But don't worry, there is an original and easy patent that will help you get rid of them.

 Fruit flies on an orange

Do you remove ticks with your fingers? You are making a terrible mistake

A Texas nurse urges using tweezers for tick removal, highlighting the dangers of exposing the body to a tick's stomach contents.

 Adult deer tick

Bee loyal: honeybees exhibit high levels of patch fidelity - study

Researchers observed honey bees and bumble bees displaying remarkable loyalty to the flower patches they visited. However, between the two, honey bee fidelity came out on top.

 A honey bee