Insects and Arachnids
Insects and arachnids are the most popular wild animal on Earth. Read our collection of articles discussing all sorts of ants, bugs, butterflies, spiders and just about every other type of insect and arachnid.
The Most Dangerous Insect (and 13 Others to Avoid)
The Most Dangerous Wasp and 9 Other Stingers to Avoid
The Tsetse Fly, Blood Meals and African Sleeping Sickness
The Orb Weaver Spider Consumes Its Own Used Webs
The Yellow Sac Spider Surprisingly Doesn't Build a Web
The Australian Funnel Web Spider Loves Rotting Logs
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