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Schmidt, an entomologist who specialized in insect defenses, created the sting-pain index which ranks stings from a harmless 0 to an excruciating 4.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Deep-diving insect larvae in an African lake are forcing scientists to reconsider a popular explanation for why insects are almost entirely absent from the open ocean.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026

An invasive insect has been found on California grapevines, threatening the state’s wine industry, experts say.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

In an accompanying statement, the groups argued the rule changes could immediately harm wildlife including Florida manatees, grizzly bears, salmon and steelhead fish, bird species like rufa red knots and golden-cheeked warblers, and insect pollinators.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

She could still hear the bzzz bzzz of insect wings nearby.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

Novack is all about the smells and the birds and insects the plants have recruited to visit the garden.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

In hard-hit areas like Le Porge, experts say insects will have perished en masse and larger creatures from toads to lizards will not have been spared either.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Social insects including bees rely on cooling behavior for example fanning their wings when things get too hot to buffer the hive but there are limits as to how effective this is in extreme heat.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

He said there should be an emphasis on "preserving natural field which provides habitat for insects, bugs, moths and caterpillars that need to incubate underground there."

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Mostly, nobody bothered to find out where insects came from.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman