Here's how to protect yourself against the most dangerous bugs. Black widow spider Black widow spiders are—appropriately enough—black with two reddish triangles on their back. Roughly the size of a ...

These front door paint colors could negatively impact your home’s curb appeal, according to expert designer insights.

As their name implies, brown recluse spiders are reclusive — Whitworth describes them as shy — and often go unnoticed as they spend their time in places where there is not a lot of human activity, ...

Foresters are using parasitoids to reduce the spread of the emerald ash borer beetle, following the lead of many states to ...

Keep a record of when bites appear, where they're located on your body, and any accompanying symptoms to help identify ...

Many people would not describe bats as cute. This is likely because of bats’ associations with viruses, darkness, and evil. Granted, bats are somewhat weird animals, being the only mammals that can ...

Indigenous people have utilized elderberry for centuries – harvesting berries for nutrition, utilizing hollow stems for tools ...

These elusive insects glow electric blue—and are only found in Appalachia They’re as bright as fireflies, but far harder to find. Still, experts say it’s worth seeking a glimpse of these ...

Tennessee is home to over a thousand insects, but a few are quite sizable. Discover the biggest insects that live in the Volunteer State.

In dark, humid caves of places like New Zealand and Australia, fungus gnat larvae dangle sticky silk threads from ceilings and emit a soft blue-green glow. This ethereal light attracts smaller insects ...

The term gnat is a general term for small fly. Black flies and other gnats are attracted to the carbon dioxide in our breath.

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...