insects

...According to some fascinating research and articles I've seen recently - and younger bees enjoy 'playing' more with small wooden beads. The video clip is delightful - if it doesn't make you smile then you're a bid bad stinky meanie. From...

My shin started itching as soon as I read the headline. This is a serious problem wgich will only get wirse. Be careful of where you ramble when wearing shorts. Lyme disease is set to explode, and you can’t protect yourself A new prediction says 2017 and 2018 will see major Lyme disease...

I have a lot of wool in my wardrobe, and I have a moth infestation. Any advice as to how to kill the bastards. Seriously, they've done hundreds of pounds worth of damage and have the potential to do much, much more.

Anew species of scorpion, aargh!

I was going to add this to the Bees thread, but thought better of it. It's along similar lines, though: where are the wasps? I haven't seen any this year and we usually get quite a few, so what happened to them? Granted, they are the scariest animal in Britain and I don't really miss them...

Einstein said no bees no food, check this out http://observer.guardian.co.uk/print/0% ... %2C00.html quote Beloved by Britons, the humble honey bee is hailed as a reassuring symbol of summer. But disease has almost wiped out the wild population and threatens domestic swarms. Science...

EDIT This a general thread for discussion on insects that do not necessarily fit under Cryptozoology i.e. they're not a new species and or a rediscovered species. Thanks, TheQuixote ------ I found a couple of huge insects on the web in the last week, I realise these ones have...

http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articl ... to-ON.html File under "WTF?" :wtf:

Insect infestation For when insects and other creepy crawlies get under your skin (literally). WARNING: May contain unpleasant stories: From the front page: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/15/1084571007555.html Emps

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/pr/2004/antstudies47.html See also: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/04/040408084620.htm

Brood X Due to Hatch This Year Not a sign of the coming Apocalypse I hope. http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/01/12in/met-front-cicada0112-4463.html