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Monarch butterfly (Photo: Karen First)

The monarchs were missing this summer … and we and weather were to blame

Environment

Monarch butterflies, one of North America’s most recognizable and well-loved insects, have nearly disappeared from much of their range this year.

Red crayfish invades Pacific Northwest waterways

Environment

Bug farmer working to introduce insects to European diets

Business, Economics and Jobs

Australia’s ‘magnetic’ termites interesting to study, tough to understand

Environment

After Sandy, looking at oysters as a way to protect vulnerable coastlines

Environment
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Scientist recreates sound of 165 million year-old insect

Environment

Like a modern cicada, the ancient katydid used its legs to make sounds to attract members of the opposite sex. But unlike their modern descendants, the ancient critters produced just a single note.

Bed bugs: Entomological terrorists

Entomologists are gathering at the National Bed Bug Summit to figure out how to fight back against bed bugs.

Haute Cuisine: Spanish Farm Makes Bet on ‘Bug Revolution’

Arts, Culture & Media

In a warehouse in Spain, a French farmer is raising what she hopes will be the next big thing in French and European cooking: insects.

Eat-a-Bug Cookbook

Not only should we consider eating insects for environmental reasons; they can also be tasty. David George Gordon has just released an updated version of his Eat-A-Bug Cookbook, brimming with recipes that feature crickets, grasshoppers, ants, spiders, centipedes, and their kin. He joins host Steve Curwood from Seattle.

The World

Static Electricity: The Secret of Spider Webs

Spider webs can bend toward prey, according to a new study. The silk strands can be attracted by the electrostatic charge of flying insects, potentially aiding spiders in catching a meal.

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