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Sasha, standing by the alpine stonefly's aquatic habitat.
insects

A Trio of Fluffy Detectives Is on a Quest to Save the Endangered Alpine Stonefly

Australia's best insect trackers are very, very good boys.
Sabrina Imbler May 24, 2019
The Gilded vectors of disease facade.
London, England

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Vectors of Disease Frieze

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.
Noble chafers often live in orchards. But which ones?
science

If You’re in England, Keep Your Eyes Peeled for This Iridescent Beetle

Where, oh where, is the noble chafer?
Jessica Leigh Hester May 20, 2019
View of the museum ground floor with mammoth skeleton in the foreground.
Lille, France

Lille Natural History Museum

An astounding collection of taxidermy, fossils, skeletons, and even a few strange live beasts.
The many-legged millipede, locked away in amber.
preserved specimens

Found: A 99-Million-Year-Old Millipede, Perfectly Preserved in Amber

The newly described species has a five-unit compound eye and an unbristled butt.
Sabrina Imbler May 2, 2019
So thirsty!
insects

The Thirsty Beetles That Capture the Fog

In the Namib Desert, slaking thirst is a slow process.
Jessica Leigh Hester April 23, 2019
Video • AO Docs

'Discovering' Mexico's Monarch Butterfly Migration

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Gastro Obscura

Chả Rươi

This rare Vietnamese omelet incorporates a seasonal sandworm.
My, what big marginal spikes you have.
carnivorous plants

Venus Flytraps Are a 'Horrid Prison,' But Only for Certain Insects

Medium-size bugs beware.
Noor Al-Samarrai March 27, 2019
A lava cricket at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
volcanoes

A Peek Inside the Extremely Metal Life of Lava Crickets

The volcanic bugs survive on dead plants, sea foam, and a dangerous sex life.
Sabrina Imbler March 22, 2019
Butterflies at Insectropolis in New Jersey.
Toms River, New Jersey

Insectropolis

A "Bugseum" dedicated to all things insect-related resides behind a pest control company.
Painted lady butterflies pause to feed on the nectar of California's superbloom near Thousand Palms.
insects

An Amazing Butterfly Irruption Is Swarming Across California

Painted ladies are taking the skies by storm.
Evan Nicole Brown March 14, 2019
A puma, with prey, caught in a camera trap.
forests

How Puma Leftovers Help Shape the Forest Ecosystem

They feed loads and loads of beetles, in addition to foxes, bears, and more.
Noor Al-Samarrai March 13, 2019
Millions of monarchs descend on the El Rosario butterfly preserve each year.
science

The Tiny Sticker That Traveled More Than a Thousand Miles on the Wing of a Butterfly

Tracking these insects takes a little adhesive and a lot of luck.
Jessica Leigh Hester March 7, 2019
Skewered gohei mochi.
Gastro Obscura

Hebo Matsuri

Every November, wasp-based dishes create quite a buzz in a Japanese village.
Wallace's giant bee is, well, very big.
islands

Found: The Biggest Bee in the World

It had been 40 years since the last sighting in Indonesia's Maluku Islands.
Noor Al-Samarrai February 21, 2019
Gastro Obscura

Jibachi Senbei

Elderly villagers hunt the digger wasps that stud these Japanese rice crackers.
Gastro Obscura

Biscuits Roses de Reims

These pink cookies are destined to be dunked in champagne.