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insects

praying mantis murder hornet

Praying mantises—a bold new solution to murder hornets?

Video showing a mantis eating the head of a so-called murder hornet has everyone cheering for the insect.

On May 7, 2020 by Siobhan Ball

Internet Culture

This YouTuber let a murder hornet sting him

'Searing pain. Absolute searing pain.'

On May 5, 2020 by Brooke Sjoberg

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murder hornet memes

Murder hornet memes show just how savage 2020 has been

First Kobe. Then coronavirus. Now murder hornets have arrived in the U.S. What’s next?

On May 3, 2020 by Alexandra Samuels

Internet Culture
Coyote Peterson YouTube

Coyote Peterson rode a wave of deadly insect bites and stings to stardom

He's Steve Irwin for the YouTube age, and his high-stakes stunts are educating millions of kids.

On Jan 8, 2019 by Josh Katzowitz

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Coyote Peterson giant hornet YouTube

YouTube animal adventurer allows a giant hornet to sting the sh*t out of him

Watch the stinger actually get stuck in his arm.

On Nov 23, 2018 by Josh Katzowitz

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2 Girls 1 Podcast BUG FACEBOOK

Bug Facebook: The unlikely social media hive for insect lovers

Super cute or super gross?

On Jul 16, 2018 by Matt Silverman

Internet Culture
Makeup artist Hayley Johnson put a hotel on blast after she discovered maggots in her room.

Makeup artist puts hotel on blast after finding a maggot infestation in her room

'HUNDREDS OF MAGGOTS IT SEEMS.'

On Jul 11, 2018 by Onaje McDowelle

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Just in time for Halloween, here’s a ton of creepy bugs

We're completely grossed out—and completely fascinated.

On Oct 20, 2017 by Sarah Weber

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A dragonfly.

Study shows female dragonflies play dead to avoid males—and women of Twitter reply ‘same’

Yes, harassment is so bad that women are envying fake insect death.

On Apr 27, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

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Andy Murray whacks innocent little butterfly with tennis racket

It was really bugging him.

On Sep 8, 2016 by David Britton

Internet Culture

Watch this hardcore bee pull a nail out of a brick wall

Yes. Really.

On May 4, 2016 by David Britton

Internet Culture

Scientists say that viral video of ants circling an iPhone is fake

Unsurprisingly, it's fake. Super fake.

On Sep 4, 2015 by Cynthia McKelvey

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Man nurses bumblebee back to health and gets a tiny high-five

Has anyone ever reacted with such kindness to discovering a bee in their house?

On Aug 13, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Glowing, cyanide-packed millipedes are the perfect nightmare fuel

Awesome and totally terrifying.

On Jun 28, 2015 by [email protected]

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Local news reporter freaks out when cicadas swarm her segment

Katya Leick wasn't ready for this.

On Jun 12, 2015 by Dylan Love

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