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Tasty Cicada Recipes for When the Swarm Strikes This Summer

Emerald Catron — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:22:56 +0000

Listen, don't read this while you're eating. Come back when you've finished though. It's just that reading about parboiling insects might have a negative effect on your appetite. See, the 17-year cicadas have already started to emerge from the ground, and there are going to be billions of them. BILLIONS. So, you may as well eat some, right?

14 Adorable Beetles That Won't Make You Scream in Terror

Emerald Catron — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:45:21 +0000

Generally, when we think of beetles we imagine something black and vaguely menacing, slowly crawling towards our foot. GAH! It turns out, not all beetles are that way. Don’t get us wrong, a lot of them are, but some of them are super cute. Like, we might even swallow our pride and say the word [...]

Swarm of Bugs Form Ominous-Looking 'Bugnado' – Not for the Squeamish! [VIDEO]

Dylan Schenker — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:30:57 +0000

It’s bad enough having to swat away a single bug, but an entire swarm? If you’re anywhere near the Missouri River that’s just something you might have to contend with – these “bugnadoes” form in areas with high volumes of water, particularly after flooding has occurred. The bugs form tight vortexes that resemble pulsating, stationary, [...]