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Researchers have discovered that massive beaks and strong bites hinder the velocity of beak movement in songbirds. The ...

Seminole County is looking to expand Red Bug Lake Park. The Board of County Commissioners for Seminole County on Tuesday approved giving staff the ability to negotiate for three properties adjacent to ...

Beyond itching, flea bites may trigger allergic reactions or even transmit diseases like typhus or the plague. If symptoms worsen, lab tests can identify specific pathogens from the bite site or a ...

The Lone Star tick is responsible for most cases of alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy that's appearing more and more in Kansas ...

The giant water bug’s bite injects poisonous digestive enzymes into prey. These compounds paralyze the victim and liquify muscles and tissues. The giant water bug sucks this fluid out.

A woman who woke up with a bug bite was forced to have her fingers and toes amputated after her organs shut down. Cathrine Abbott-Coetzee believed she had a relatively harmless mosquito bite but ...

Eating foods high in key nutrients, including iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12, and limiting alcohol may help increase your red blood cell count. Red blood cells are the most common cells in ...

Treating a bug bite or sting will usually relieve symptoms of pain, itching, swelling, and minor irritation. The first step is to better understand the type of insects common to North America and what ...

Researchers studying crustaceans in Vietnam have identified a new "supergiant" sea bug species that bears a surprising resemblance to a classic movie villain. Deep-sea sea bugs, or the Bathynomus ...

The June bug is also called the May beetle or June beetle. There are over 100 species of June bugs, and all of them start their lives as white grubs once they hatch from their eggs. These grubs ...