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'They’re just gross': Mormon crickets descend on Nevada and wreak havoc
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoParts of Nevada are being overrun by an explosion of flightless, ground-dwelling cannibalistic...
Explosive, ‘truly biblical' swarms of cannibalistic insects ravage crops out West
AccuWeather via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJeff Knight, an entomologist with the Nevada Department of Agriculture, holds a female Mormon...
Crickets and grasshoppers everywhere!
Times Record News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCrickets and grasshoppers everywhere! Is this an unusual occurrence or summer status quo? Over the past few weeks, I’ve noticed an abundance of...
Flying ant day: What is it and why does it happen?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 9 months ago“Flying ant day” might sound like the invention of a particularly deranged marketing department but, alas, it is an all too real summer phenomenon in...
Scientists trace black stains on beachgoers' feet to invasive species
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 26—Piles of millions upon millions of dead insects that stained beachgoers' feet in southern Maine last summer were the end result of an exploding population of an invasive pest slowly ...
Swarms of Mormon crickets invade towns in the West
AccuWeather via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhile cicadas invade much of the eastern United States, swarms of crickets are taking over towns in the West. Some roads in Idaho have been so covered...
Lonely bald eagle who incubated rock during mating season becomes foster dad to eaglet
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThis is a touching story about a bald eagle. He was flightless due to a severe injury, and all he...
Furry SC caterpillars that can give you a rash are out for spring. Here’s how to identify them
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHave you noticed a heavier population of furry, red-headed caterpillars in the Lowcountry recently?...
These animal dads carry eggs on their backs, under their skin, or in their mouths
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMale seahorses have some 3,000 genes devoted to their pregnancies. Across all creatures that invest...
New pterosaur species discovered in Scotland
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAn artist’s illustration of the new pterosaur species Ceoptera evansae. Paleontologists in the United Kingdom have discovered a new species of pterosaur...
