A Volkswagen Beetle has become a real-life for a love bug after its owner covered it with a patchwork of crocheted squares. Ana Lucia Vergetti, known as Lucinha, from Alagoas…
A fireman is demanding EUR 20,000 compensation from a budgie breeder he claims sold him infected birds that nearly killed him. Plaintiff Walter Reintges, 60, had reportedly bought 14 of…
Scientists in Brazil have finally identified an insect as the key agent in the production of red propolis, a coveted extract praised for its anti-inflammatory effect. The new species of…
A British company has provoked fury after releasing genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild that could produce new strains of super-mozzies, say critics. UK-based Oxitec say the hacked insects contain…
A sex-mad fly trapped in amber 100 million years ago while on his way to tempt a mate with a floral gift has been hailed as the world's earliest recorded…
A Dutchman has been arrested for selling the coronavirus online so that people can give themselves the deadly virus. The man, who was arrested by the Dutch financial police, was…
Scientists who discovered this fearsome-looking giant sea bug and dubbed it 'Darth Vader' while waiting to identify it officially have now confirmed it is a new species. A research team…
This image shows a huge bug that has been killed in a home in Argentina and has been compared to something from "Chernobyl" or "Jumanji". The enormous bug was reportedly…