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Category Archives: Just for Kids
10-01-2018
DIY Bug Costumes for HalloweenIt's almost here, that one night a year when kids and adults alike dress up in silly, funny or scary costumes and wander the streets in search of candy and other more sinister types readily give kids enough candy to last a year. Yes, Halloween's...
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06-22-2016
Insect Colonies Share Brain PowerScientists recently performed a study comparing the complexity of brain function in social insects as opposed to solitary insects. They found that unlike vertebrate species, which evolve to have increasingly complex brains the more complex the...
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06-03-2016
A Colorectal Surgeons Love for Odd BugsA prominent colorectal surgeon named Dr Francis Seow-Choen is already fascinated with bugs of the parasitic sort found in the human gastrointestinal system. However, he grew up fascinating over other types of creep-crawlies--Stick and Leaf...
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05-13-2016
Millipedes Practice Strict Border ControlWe humans can be pretty intense about making sure our borders are secure, so we don't get any stragglers from other countries crossing over and joining ours without our knowledge. It turns out there is another species out there that are even more...
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05-09-2016
The Largest Bug Ever Has Just Been Found!The Largest Bug Ever Has Just Been Found! Ever heard of a stick insect? Well they are pretty huge. There are over three thousand different varieties of stick insects, and you may have seen one but did not know it was a great big bug....
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05-01-2016
Beautiful BugsBeautiful Bugs Be honest: Is your first reaction to seeing an insect in your home a screech or gasp? If you answered yes, you are not alone! Most people cringe at the sight of insects or others pests in their home, which is why they hire a...
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04-13-2016
This Just In: Insects Can Self RepairThis Just In: Insects Can Self Repair While insects may not have bones like mammals and reptiles, they do have very structured bodies, which as you can imagine, are prone to damage. Whether it be narrowly avoiding a predator, or being hit by a...
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03-17-2016
Warm Winter Could Mean Trouble for InsectsWarm Winter Could Mean Trouble for Insects This winter has been fairly mild compared to year's past, which may mean it's been more tolerable for people in certain regions in the country, but it also means bad news for insects. In fact, warmer...
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02-26-2016
Trading Meat for Mealworms?Trading Meat for Mealworms There has been a lot of buzz recently about a rising trend in cities and restaurants promoting the consumption of insects over other proteins that are less sustainable. The latest example of this trend comes out of...
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02-22-2016
Butterflies Under the SeaButterflies Under the Sea Did you know there are butterflies under the sea? Well, technically they are not butterflies, but researchers did discover that inverted snails that live in the ocean move like butterflies do. Rather than using their...
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