Insect News: Page 15

Beetle Named After Theodore Roosevelt (March 22, 2011): A new species of a rugged darkling beetle has been named after Theodore Roosevelt.

Explorer Pat Spain Regrets Wearing Gloves of Venomous Ants (March 6, 2011): Explorer Pat Spain is searching the globe for mythical creatures.

Velvet Worm Traps Victims With Sticky Goo (March 3, 2011): If you are an insect the velvet worm is a fearsome predator.

Orkin Warns Bed Bugs Are Spreading to Commercial Properties (August 19, 2010): Orkin, an Atlanta based pest control company, reports that bed bugs are moving into commercial properties.

Teenage Boy Had a Maggot Inside His Eye (August 3, 2010): A teenage boy had a maggot inside his eye that was eating his retina.

Tiny Fly Brains Are High Speed Motion Computers (July 14, 2010): Tiny fly brains can process visual movements in only fractions of a second.

Super Lice Frustrate Parents and Leave Kids Itchy (October 10, 2008): Super lice are real.

Scientists Discover 120 Million Year-Old Ant Species (September 16, 2008): Biologists have discovered a species of ant living in the Amazon that they believe has been around for 120 million years.

The Giant Spider Web at Lake Tawakoni (October 1, 2007): There is a giant spider web at Lake Tawakoni State Park in Texas. It was built by thousands of spiders.

Scientists Discover How Mosquitoes Find You (April 12, 2007): The BBC reports that scientists in New York have discovered the mechanism mosquitoes use to zero in on their targets.

Giant Hornets Invade France (February 21, 2007): The Telegraph reports that global warming has allowed a vicious giant asian hornet called Vespa velutina to spread rapidly in France.

The Powerful Bite of Trap-Jaw Ants (August 21, 2006): Trap-jaw ants, Odontomachus bauri, have the fastest bite of any animal.

The Return of Bedbugs (August 11, 2006): The Associated Press is reporting that there has been an alarming rise in the number of reported bedbug infestations at homes and hotels in the United States.

Yak Killing Hornets Discovered (April 7, 2006): A scientific exploration of the Mount Everest and the Himalaya mountain range has yielded some interesting animal and insect finds.

Bedbugs Are Back in New York City (November 29, 2005): There are plenty of fears these days terrorism, hurricanes, bird flu and global warming but a recent New York Times article says an old fear is hitting New Yorkers in their beds.

The Asp: a Toxic Caterpillar (October 28, 2005): The Asp is a toxic caterpillar. It is toxic to the touch. It is also known as the Puss Moth Caterpillar. You can see what it looks like in the video.

Bees Defend Hive From Hornest With Heatballing Defense (October 5, 2005): If you have seen the 30 hornets vs.