hemiptera
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Mystery Solved: Adult Cicadas Do Eat During Their Brief Time Above Ground
New research appears to provide a long-sought answer about the mysterious cicadas that emerge after years in the ground: do they eat during the brief time they spend as adults before dying? The study found evidence of plant DNA in the guts of some adult cicadas, but not in the guts of those that freshly…
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Gross Yourself Out Completely With This Very Potent Horror Short
Bug Bites starts off innocuous enough, if a little disturbing: a young woman with an alarming amount of bug bites decides to call an exterminator to make sure she doesn’t have a dreaded bed bug infestation. From there, the short dives into some extreme body horror… then injects an unexpected tidal wave of surreal humour.
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How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love — or at Least Tolerate — the Cicadas
I’ve never liked bugs. I frequently have nightmares about swarms of insects. So naturally, I’ve been anxious about the Brood X cicadas re-emergence for months, concerned that they’ll ruin the experience of eating at outdoor restaurants or hanging out on my deck on weekend afternoons. I know the bugs are harmless, but that doesn’t mean…