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Giant Flying Insect Found on Walmart in Arkansas Turns out to Be Surviving Jurassic-Era Relic

March 13, 2023
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A bug expert found a huge winged insect—misidentified as your average dragonfly—on the side of an Arkansas Walmart building years ago. The flying bug was, actually, far from average and turned out to be a Jurassic-era relic, the first of its kind found in the state. Prior to this epiphany, the specimen was mounted and forgotten for almost…

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European Commission Approves 2 More Insect Species as ‘Food’ for Humans

January 26, 2023
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The European Commission recently green lighted two insect species for human consumption in the region despite admitting to concerns about the bugs triggering allergies, as the World Economic Forum (WEF) is extensively promoting insects as a source of protein for people. “The Commission has authorized the placing on the market of a fourth insect, Alphitobius…

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FDA Warns People With Seafood Allergies Not to Eat Cicadas

June 3, 2021
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Eating cicadas—fleshy insects that some people see as a tasty delicacy—is ill-advised for people allergic to seafood, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned. “Yep! We have to say it! Don’t eat #cicadas if you’re allergic to seafood as these insects share a family relation to shrimp and lobsters,” the agency said in a…

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Pesticides May Be Slowly Killing Bees, Study Says

January 13, 2021
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Australian research has found that an insecticide may slowly contribute to bee population decline even at low doses. A study by the University of Melbourne exposed bees to only small amounts of neonicotinoid insecticides (the most frequently used class of pesticides globally) including imidacloprid, akin to what one might expect in nature. The insects still…

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