Read more about the article 2,000 German Cockroaches Seized On Ship Arriving In China
Customs seize nearly 2,000 German cockroaches from an incoming ship in Dalian, Liaoning, China, Thursday, Jul. 25, 2024. The customs officers immediately issued a notice of inspection and quarantine treatment to the ship. (Customs/AsiaWire)

2,000 German Cockroaches Seized On Ship Arriving In China

Nearly 2,000 German cockroaches were recently discovered by customs agents aboard an arriving ship, according to Chinese officials. The discovery was made during a routine sanitary inspection, where customs officers…

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Read more about the article Astonishing Moment Ant Colony Amputates Severely Injured Ant’s Leg To Save Its Life
Image shows an illustration of an amputation, undated photo. When wounded an ant bites off the leg of an injured conspecific, and then treats the wound by licking it. (Hanna Haring/Newsflash)

Astonishing Moment Ant Colony Amputates Severely Injured Ant’s Leg To Save Its Life

Colony of ants amputates the leg of a seriously injured ant to save its life in a discovery that puts them closer to humans in their treatment of injury than…

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Read more about the article Bug Boffins Find Missing Link Wasp In 100-Million-Year-Old Amber
Image shows the 100-million-year-old wasp, undated photo. It was preserved in a small piece of amber from Myanmar. (MDPI/Newsflash)

Bug Boffins Find Missing Link Wasp In 100-Million-Year-Old Amber

Bug experts in Germany and France have unearthed a missing link wasp species trapped in a piece of amber around 100 million years ago that was found in Myanmar. Entomologists…

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Read more about the article Moment Woman Is Caught Trying To Smuggle 439 ‘Alien’ Beetles Into China Airport
Customs seize a total of 439 beetles that passengers illegally brought into the country through the Guangzhou Baiyun Airport in China, undated. The beetles seized this time include a total of 11 species. (Customs/AsiaWire)

Moment Woman Is Caught Trying To Smuggle 439 ‘Alien’ Beetles Into China Airport

A female traveller was caught trying to smuggle more than 400 beetles hidden among food packages in her suitcase. The woman, whose identity was not revealed, was arriving at the…

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Read more about the article Researchers Find New Species Of Fish And Insects Inside Untouched Cave In Colombia
Picture shows spider found in a cave, undated. Researchers from the Humboldt Institute managed to enter a remote and unexplored area of Caqueta, Colombia, where they found cave-dwelling species, some of which could be new. (Felipe Villegas, Humboldt Institute/Newsflash)

Researchers Find New Species Of Fish And Insects Inside Untouched Cave In Colombia

Researchers in Colombia may have discovered never-before-seen species living inside a remote and untouched cave. Expert teams from Germany's Humboldt Institute and La Venta Esplorazioni Geografiche found various species of…

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Read more about the article Food Officials Green Lights 16 Bugs As Fit For Human Consumption
Picture shows an illustrative image of insects as a street food in Asia, undated. The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) approves 16 edible insect species for human consumption. (Newsflash)

Food Officials Green Lights 16 Bugs As Fit For Human Consumption

Food officials in Singapore are to approve 16 different kinds of bugs including crickets, grasshoppers and silkworms as fit for human consumption. The insects and larvae are to be approved…

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Read more about the article Swiss Zoo Boasts After Successfully Breeding The Most Poisonous Animal On The Planet
Image shows a mature golden poison frog, undated photo. The Zurich Zoo, Switzerland, boasted with new offspring on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (Zoo Zurich, Enzo Franchini/Newsflash)

Swiss Zoo Boasts After Successfully Breeding The Most Poisonous Animal On The Planet

A Swiss zoo has successfully bred the most poisonous animal on the planet, a yellow frog that is native to the Colombian rainforest. Experts at Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland, were…

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Read more about the article Wasps Uses Genital Spikes To Fend Off Hungry Frogs, Says Study
A tree frog (Dryophytes japonica) spitting out a male wasp (Anterhynchium gibbifrons) after being stung (by pseudo-stings), undated. Male wasps use genitalia to sting their predators. (Current Biology/Sugiura et al./Newsflash)

Wasps Uses Genital Spikes To Fend Off Hungry Frogs, Says Study

Hungry frogs trying to gobble up male wasps have found that their manhoods can carry a nasty sting in the tail, a new study has revealed. Scientists in Japan -…

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Read more about the article Creepy Vids Show Scorpion Feasting On Cockroach
Scorpion pet feeds on a cockroach, in Sergei Bykovskii's home, in Vietnam, in undated footage. Sergei used to keep over 100 species of insects when he lived in Russia. (@wonder_insectarium/Newsflash)

Creepy Vids Show Scorpion Feasting On Cockroach

Scorpion overpowers a hapless cockroach and stings it repeatedly before devouring it has been captured and shared by a biologist. https://youtube.com/shorts/2L0lQ32KViM @wonder_insectarium/Newsflash It was shared alongside a piece of footage…

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