Bugs

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    What Makes a Lightning Bug Light?

    Get Facts About the Thomas Edison of the Insect World

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Bug Features

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    Could Cyborg Roaches Save Your Life?

    Electrode-implanted bugs can now be "driven" with surprising precision (see video), which may make them futuristic first responders.

  • Picture of a new species of glow-in-the-dark cockroach

    Glowing Cockroach Mimics Toxic Beetle

    A species of cockroach glows green to trick predators into thinking it's the toxic click beetle, a new study says.

  • Photo: A mosquito sucking blood

    Mosquito Facts

    Meet the persistent pest that spreads some of humanity's deadliest diseases. Learn how, and why, mosquitoes zero in on their victims and draw blood.

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    Deer Tick

    Discover the blood-sucking bug behind Lyme disease, the loathsome deer tick. Find out how they spread the disease and how you can stay away.

  • A ball of angry bees.

    Hot Bee-Ball Mystery Solved?

    Japanese honeybees swarm to cook enemy hornets, but how do they survive the heat themselves? A new brain study may have the answer.

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    Top 10 New Species of 2012

    Glowing cockroaches and a destructive fungus make the grade in Arizona State's list of top 10 new species of 2012.

  • REFILE - ADDING NEW OBJECT NAME A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) combination handout photo shows Jason Leon (L), who caught an 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python in southeast Miami-Dade County May 11, 2013. University of Florida scientists examined the snake and found that it was 128 pounds and female, not carrying eggs at the time. The previous record length for a Burmese python captured in the wild in Florida was 17 feet, 7 inches. This Burmese python is now documented to have set a record as the longest Burmese python captured in Florida. REUTERS/Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)/Handout via Reuters (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

    Longest Python Found in Florida

    A Florida man found and killed a 18.8-foot Burmese python, which beats out the previous record-holding snake by a foot.

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