Health 2022-08-25T13:34:50Z

Scientists say mealworms are a good protein-filled snack — so I tried making them myself

I was pleasantly surprised by the taste of the mealworms, but it was hard to get over their appearance, reporter Rachel Hosie said.
Food 2021-12-23T15:50:49Z

A Chipotle customer's video that appears to show a bug crawling around her meal goes viral on TikTok

In a follow-up video, the TikToker said a Chipotle supervisor apologized and offered her a refund, which she said she has received.
News 2021-09-16T05:59:28Z

A scientist named an iridescent rainbow fly after 'RuPaul's Drag Race' host RuPaul Charles

"Rainbow colors and legs for days," RuPaul wrote on Twitter on September 15 in response to the news.
Sports 2021-07-30T14:12:41Z

Olympic cameraman stopped filming field hockey to focus on a cockroach in the game's final minutes, baffling fans

The bizarre choice of camerawork came in the dying minutes of a preliminary Olympic women's field hockey match between Argentina and Spain.
Food 2021-05-28T21:14:16Z

A pastry chef selling air-fried cicadas showed us how she makes the candy-coated insects taste 'like a toasted walnut'

Sarah Dwyer of Chouquette Chocolates in Maryland told Insider that some of her shop's air-fried Brood X cicadas are sprinkled with Old Bay Seasoning.
Health 2021-05-27T18:24:28Z

People are eating cicadas for the protein benefits — but there are health risks to cicada cookies, cocktails, and pizzas

If you can stomach them, cicadas can be a great source of sustainable protein, and offer an added crunch to your dish.
News 2021-05-05T13:19:09Z

The world's heaviest moth — so big it can't fly properly — has been spotted in Australia

The insect found near a school in Queensland, Australia, has been identified as a giant wood moth, the world's heaviest of the moth species.
News 2021-04-01T14:31:25Z

15,000 bees swarmed into a New Mexico man's car while he was grocery shopping

The man put his groceries in his back seat and started to drive off after shopping at an Albertsons in Las Cruces, New Mexico, when he saw the bees.
News 2020-09-07T15:16:08Z

A French man chased a fly around with an electric swatter and accidentally blew up his own house

The man, in his 80s, was slightly burned and his home is uninhabitable. The fate of the fly is unknown.
Lifestyle 2020-07-04T14:09:00Z

12 photos that show why summer is the worst season

Summer days are filled with blistering, hot temperatures and summer nights are filled with mosquitoes.
Culture 2020-05-06T22:29:18Z

The YouTuber who let a murder hornet sting him says it caused 'searing pain.' Now he says he's done with sting videos.

YouTuber and wildlife expert Coyote Peterson spoke to Insider about his experience being stung by a murder hornet.
Culture 2020-05-05T15:16:03Z

A YouTuber shot a video of a sting from the 'Executioner Wasp,' which he says tops the 'Murder Hornet'

In his YouTube video, Coyote Peterson said that the Executioner Wasp sting was, by far, "the worst sting [he's] ever taken."
Culture 2020-05-05T15:08:09Z

Video shows that 'Murder Hornets' can be cooked alive by a vibrating sphere of Japanese bees

"Murder Hornets" have begun to colonize the United States, but a National Geographic video shows one being cooked alive by a group of Japanese bees.
Culture 2020-05-05T10:15:08Z

A YouTuber nicknamed the 'King of Sting' let a 'murder hornet' sting him, and his arm ballooned almost immediately

Coyote Peterson uploaded the video demonstrating the sting on his YouTube channel in 2018, before the insects were spotted in the US last year.
News 2020-05-03T13:48:59Z

The US is being colonized by 'murder hornets,' a 'shockingly large' insect that can kill humans and behead entire colonies of bees

"They're like something out of a monster cartoon with this huge yellow-orange face," one insect expert said.
News 2020-02-01T18:15:00Z

A colony of 250,000 ants call the average anthill home — here's what inside their mound

An anthill — or mound — is really the top of a giant underground structure: the nest. Ants raise babies in a vast network of tunnels and chambers.
News 2019-12-23T22:15:00Z

What If: Scenarios that would change life on Earth and humanity

The Earth is in a very delicate state where small changes can have huge impacts on the world. What would happen to Earth if things changed?
News 2019-11-14T17:21:00Z

More than 50% of insects have disappeared since 1970, an ecologist warns — even more evidence of an 'insect apocalypse'

A new report reveals that 50% or more of insects have disappeared since 1970 due to habitat loss and pesticide use.
News 2019-10-23T16:29:43Z

A man in Brazil accidentally blew up his yard while trying to kill some cockroaches

Cesar Schmitz told FocusOn News, translated by the New York Post, that his wife had complained about roaches invading their garden.
News 2019-10-22T13:02:00Z

13 creepy photos of the microscopic world around us that will make your skin crawl

Microscopes reveal the hidden and sometimes haunting worlds that lurk beyond view in lakes, the corners of your home, and even your own mind.
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