A honey bee tears itself open when it stings, releasing poison into its victim. Stinging words between humans can be replaced ...

A couple who initially believed their son had been bitten by an insect in an Australian forest later discovered the cause of ...

American buddy cop action film Lethal Weapon 3 brought Sting and Eric Clapton together for a slick, soulful duet.

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For those who are afraid of bees, settling down for a picnic or going for a walk in the countryside can be a stressful ...

An ant that disappears into the forest floor, a bird that demands attention from mates—for these animals, an inky black ...

For decades scientists assumed these insects looked so much like orchids as a form of camouflage. But they were wrong. They ...

I was about ten years old when a horse fly bit me. I was on a camping trip. I saw the giant fly land on my leg. It went to ...

Bee stings are not just a painful inconvenience; they are the result of a highly evolved biological defense mechanism. When a ...

A velvet ant bite like “hot oil from the deep fryer” delivers an array of peptides that inflicts pain on insects and mammals alike.

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