American man and son die after suffering stings from swarm of wasps ziplining in Laos
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Top six bugs nominated for 2025 ABC Australian Insect of the Year
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Researchers who studied painting stripes on cows win Ig Nobel prize
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US to build a $750M fly factory in Texas to stop a flesh-eating cattle parasite
The U.S. plans to build a $750 million factory in southern Texas to breed billions of sterile flies,…
US plans $750M fly factory in Texas to fight flesh-eating parasite
The U.S. plans to build a $750 million factory in southern Texas to breed billions of sterile flies,…
Bugs are popular pets in nature-loving Japan, buzzing with ecology, species lessons
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Radioactive wasp nest found at site where US once made nuclear bombs
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Are fireflies going extinct? Actually, they seem to be thriving.
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