Bug
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African Tick Smuggles Itself Into US Inside Scientist’s Nose!
Shel Silverstein once had a poem about a snail that lived in your nose and would bite your finger off. Maybe he was inspired by something that’s been going on in Africa that nobody’s ever paid much attention to…until now… A US...
Crappy Little Beetle Helps Develop True-Color Nightvision!
For two decades Eric Warrant has literally had a pretty crappy job. As a student who specializes in optics at the University of Lund in Sweden, he has been passionately studying the last creature on earth that you’d think of when it came...
Possible New Spider Makes DIY Decoy Version of Itself!
Spiders are a little creepy to most people, right? Well that other percent that didn’t think they were creepy? You can come join the rest of us now. You’re walking through the woods and notice an interesting looking spider in the middle of...
Soft, Creepy Worm-Like Robot Gets Hammered…Keeps Going!
Robotics design is continually making all those creepy robot-takeover concepts part of our future reality. Check this thing out. It’s a ‘robot’ that imitates the actions of a worm but has the uncanny creepy factor of a maggot when you...
Meet The Beetles: New Law Requires Full Disclosure On Use Of Beetles In Food
A very specific kind of beetle is used as an edible red dye. It has been used in foods you’ve eaten your entire life. Now, you’ll be required by law to be aware that you’re munching on the remains of a bug. [Live Science]