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If you have a fear of Scorpions then you should be grateful that giant scorpions are now extinct. Scorpions that reach lengths of five feet used to roam the riverbanks

Two undergraduate researchers have recently discovered the New Zealand mud snail in the state of Michigan. Initially, state experts believed that the snail population was small, and located in only one region in the state of Michigan. However, the snail has been found in multiple rivers, so the snails are more prevalent than the officials had initially thought. But what is so bad about these snails? The mud snail is a tiny snail that is often mistaken for a spot of mud. The snail often hooks itself onto fishing gear or other sorts of outdoor equipment and then proceeds to hitch a ride to new environments. Since mud snails hitchhike on people's outdoor objects, you can understand how quickly and easily these snails can take over large areas of land. Residents of Michigan, and surrounding territories, are worried that the invasive mud snail will repeat the horrors

Some people like to downplay the dangers that spiders pose to humans. However, some people have come close to death from spider bites in the past. Recently a little girl came close to death after a spider fell from her ceiling and bit her hand. The mother of an eight year old girl found herself in a panic after discovering an infected spider bite

Most people know that they can catch the Zika virus through the bite of a mosquito. It is also pretty well known now that you can catch the disease through sexual intercourse. But, it turns out that there is yet another way you can catch this virus that involves neither of these scenarios. A recent study revealed that the Zika virus can survive for up to eight hours on hard, non-porous surfaces

Well, I don't know about you, but when it comes to this whole Zika mess, I am just "tired". And that is a good thing. And no! I have no desire to sleep. Instead I am saying that "tires" can be used to create, an admittedly strange, but reputably effective, method of Zika control. The idea is to collect mosquito eggs along the lining of vehicle tires in order to eventually discard and destroy the eggs.

The power of faith can have quite amazing healing abilities, and has been reported to once in a while bring about miracles. I generally thought that it was holy water that was supposed to be used to anoint followers of the Christian faith. Pastor Lethebo Rabalago, of the Mount Zion General Assembly (MZGA), in Limpopo South Africa has started using insecticide, which he sprays on his congregants in large doses, as his miracle water. And he claims to have healed many of his congregants with this new practice. So, what insecticide can cure the sick and does Pastor Rabalago buy in bulk? He sprays generous amounts of Doom Super Multi Insect Killer in his congregants' faces

In Latin the word millipede" means "one thousand feet", but the vast majority of millipedes have less than one hundred feet. However, a rare millipede that sports an impressive four hundred and fourteen legs has been found in a California cave. This makes this millipede the animal with the second highest number of feet.

According to the all time film classic, Dumbo

Most of us can hardly tolerate the foul stench that emanates from own socks, let alone others. Mosquitoes, on the other hand, just cannot get enough