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The year of 2016 saw a lot of insects causing devastation worldwide. If it is not the Zika virus, then it's invasive insect pests. One particular insect-pest that has caused a considerable amount of trouble is known as the bark beetle. The bark beetle happens to be one of the most damaging insect-pests that exist in the world today. However, a music professor from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and a researchers from Northern Arizona University, may introduce the world to an instrument that will fix

Very few people get excited about spotting an opossum in the wild. In fact, opossums would likely scare any person who spotted one, especially young children. This is because opossums are strange and very different looking mammals. Not many mammals in the wild are sporting frightening fangs, and a menacing sneer, which seems to be the expression that an opossum's natural resting face shows. It would not surprise you to hear that opossums deserve more respect, but not many mammals alive today can claim to have been around when the dinosaurs

Imagine going out to check your mail in the morning, only to find a foot long huntsman spider, and a bunch of her spiderlings, right before you stick your hand into your mailbox. Well, that has never happened before as far as I am aware. However, there was a good long period of time when a particular mailman could have experienced this unfortunate scenario. One curious women decided to allow a female huntsman spider to go on living within her mailbox until it was well enough to live on its own again. Apparently this woman did not find it necessary to notify her mailman. For weeks a spider enthusiast, Natasha Joyce, allowed a huntsman spider to start a family within her mailbox. Initially, she had planned on the mailbox being only a temporary comfort for the spider, but over the course of several days, the giant spider grew on the woman, and she could not let it go. Eventually, several people from her neighborhood began visiting the spider family in droves regularly. As time went on several visitors began noticing that an egg-sac was present within the mailbox, which fascinated and terrified many neighbors. Some neighbors were concerned that the spiderlings would procreate in the region, which could result in some garden-eaters making their way to the neighbors yard. Eventually, several people, mostly kids, banned together in order to collectively build a spider-nursery within the mailbox. At this point, some parents from around the neighborhood did not want their kids visiting the spider, due to its potentially damaging bite. Mrs. Joyce decided to call a professional entomologist employed at a museum in order to ascertain the risk that the huntsman might pose to others. Luckily, despite its enormous size, the huntsman spider possesses venom that is far from potent. However, mother huntsman spiders are well known to become super-aggressive while protecting her spiderlings. Luckily, nobody from the neighborhood was attacked by any giant huntsman spiders. Have you ever seen a huntsman spider inside of your home? How did you remove it from you home?    

Just when you thought that having the Zika virus could not be any more deadly, it turns out that the virus may cause cardiac issues in some people. According to a study that will be presented at the latest annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology members, the Zika virus caused heart rhythm problems

There are plenty of lousy jobs in the world that literally nobody wants. Examples include sewer-diver and professional toilet-cleaners. However, there is one particular job within the agricultural industry that must be tedious, but it is definitely important. Imagine counting flies

A very unlucky woman awoke one night to sensations of tingling in her nose as if there were something moving beneath her skin. The woman never expected to have a roach pulled out of her nose, which was exactly what happened after doctors realized what was causing her odd sensations.

You would think large colonies of any species survive better than small ones. It's the opposite for spiders! Learn why in this article.

Pest Control A team of paleontologists from the University of Kansas have discovered the largest spider fossil

It is not uncommon for outdoor adventure enthusiasts to stumble upon dead animals while out and about in nature. However, it is not often that you see a dead moose being consumed by hundreds of thousands of ticks. Unfortunately, for the past several years, these macabre sightings of mutilated moose have only been increasing.