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4 Gross House Bugs That Might Be Waiting For You Under Your Bed Right Now

From New York City's most feared creature to an insect that can kill you with its feces, these house bugs are beyond horrifying.

By Richard Stockton • Feb 8, 2018

4 Gross House Bugs That Might Be Waiting For You Under Your Bed Right Now

From New York City's most feared creature to an insect that can kill you with its feces, these house bugs are beyond horrifying.

By Richard Stockton • February 8, 2018

The Excruciating Bullet Ant Glove Test Of The Mawé People [VIDEO]

The Mawé believe that any boy who wants to become a man must experience the worst pain the jungle has to offer and stick their arm inside the bullet ant glove.

By Gabe Paoletti • Nov 15, 2017

The Excruciating Bullet Ant Glove Test Of The Mawé People [VIDEO]

The Mawé believe that any boy who wants to become a man must experience the worst pain the jungle has to offer and stick their arm inside the bullet ant glove.

By Gabe Paoletti • November 15, 2017

One Bite From This Common Tick Makes You Allergic To Red Meat For Life

The Lone Star Tick's bite can make victims allergic to meat for life. And it's spreading across the United States.

By John Kuroski • Jun 22, 2017

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One Bite From This Common Tick Makes You Allergic To Red Meat For Life

The Lone Star Tick's bite can make victims allergic to meat for life. And it's spreading across the United States.

By John Kuroski • June 22, 2017

Man Releases Bedbugs In City Office That Refused To Help Him With His Infestation

When Maine officials told a man he was ineligible for assistance with his bedbug infestation, he dumped 100 of the insects on the counter.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 7, 2017

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Man Releases Bedbugs In City Office That Refused To Help Him With His Infestation

When Maine officials told a man he was ineligible for assistance with his bedbug infestation, he dumped 100 of the insects on the counter.

By All That's Interesting • June 7, 2017

This Week In History, May 21 – 27

New human ancestor uncovered, ancient temple reopened, hominid spine unveiled, T. rex ants found alive, enormous emerald dug up.

By All That's Interesting • May 26, 2017

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This Week In History, May 21 – 27

New human ancestor uncovered, ancient temple reopened, hominid spine unveiled, T. rex ants found alive, enormous emerald dug up.

By All That's Interesting • May 26, 2017

Spiders Could Theoretically Eat Every Human On Earth In Less Than A Year

Spiders could eat every single adult human on Earth and still have room for children-sized dessert.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 29, 2017

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Spiders Could Theoretically Eat Every Human On Earth In Less Than A Year

Spiders could eat every single adult human on Earth and still have room for children-sized dessert.

By All That's Interesting • March 29, 2017

The Grossest Parasites That Can Actually Infect The Human Body

We shudder to think about what parasites can do to the human body -- and these six grotesque, fascinating creatures explain why.

By Elisabeth Sherman • Jul 25, 2016

The Grossest Parasites That Can Actually Infect The Human Body

We shudder to think about what parasites can do to the human body -- and these six grotesque, fascinating creatures explain why.

By Elisabeth Sherman • July 25, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Jul. 3 – 9

Vintage 1970s New York City photos, China’s massive mosquito breeding project, inside the Steinway piano factory, Ramadan 2016 in photos, and the best ATI photography. English Photographer Captures Life In New York City In The 1970s Forty years ago, you wouldn’t find a sliver of the New York City that...

By All That's Interesting • Jul 8, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Jul. 3 – 9

Vintage 1970s New York City photos, China’s massive mosquito breeding project, inside the Steinway piano factory, Ramadan 2016 in photos, and the best ATI photography. English Photographer Captures Life In New York City In The 1970s Forty years ago, you wouldn’t find a sliver of the New York City that...

By All That's Interesting • July 8, 2016

5 Disarming Spider Facts That Prove How Much We Need Them

Should a spider drop down on your work desk or go skittering across your kitchen floor, the initial instinct is to grab the nearest rolled up newspaper. Horror stories about bites and infestations haunt every nature program and recess of the internet, feeding our unease with these creatures. Yet all...

By John Kuroski • Jun 27, 2016

5 Disarming Spider Facts That Prove How Much We Need Them

Should a spider drop down on your work desk or go skittering across your kitchen floor, the initial instinct is to grab the nearest rolled up newspaper. Horror stories about bites and infestations haunt every nature program and recess of the internet, feeding our unease with these creatures. Yet all...

By John Kuroski • June 27, 2016

What We Loved This Week, May 22 – 28

Surprisingly beautiful insect photography, Japan’s gorgeously bizarre costumery, charming vintage summer photos, Yellowstone’s rainbow hot spring, and Hong Kong’s tiny cage homes. Gorgeous Photos Of Yellowstone’s Famous Rainbow Hot Spring Ferdinand Hayden, the man who named Yellowstone’s incredible Grand Prismatic Spring (“Rainbow Hot Springs”) once wrote: Nothing ever conceived by...

By All That's Interesting • May 27, 2016

What We Loved This Week, May 22 – 28

Surprisingly beautiful insect photography, Japan’s gorgeously bizarre costumery, charming vintage summer photos, Yellowstone’s rainbow hot spring, and Hong Kong’s tiny cage homes. Gorgeous Photos Of Yellowstone’s Famous Rainbow Hot Spring Ferdinand Hayden, the man who named Yellowstone’s incredible Grand Prismatic Spring (“Rainbow Hot Springs”) once wrote: Nothing ever conceived by...

By All That's Interesting • May 27, 2016