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Close-up of a dead mosquito lying on its back on a flat surface, its legs curled upward and abdomen visibly red with ingested blood, with wings partially extended and fine hairs on its limbs catching the light.

This drug can turn your blood into mosquito poison

By Mack DeGeurin

Close up of three wasps

Radioactive wasp nest found at former nuclear weapons site

Fuzzy beetle on red flower

Most bugs can’t see red—but these beetles can

Venus fly trap wasp encased in amber

This ancient ‘Venus fly-trap’ wasp used its butt to kill

Seized Japanese beetles in containers

Smugglers try to disguise giant beetles as Japanese snacks, unsuccessfully

Timelapse image of springtail jumping backwards

Watch the world’s fastest backflipping bug

Chrysalis attached to tree branch with silk

Butterflies anchor cocoons with silk Velcro and seat-belts

a bee kicks away an ant

Ant gets bee-slapped, and other strange bug moments

By Laura Baisas