insects

Guitar Solo, Dick Shredded as Man Pours Fire Ants Into His Underwear

Jay Hathaway · 06/11/15 02:30PM

A brave, stupid young man in Rayong, Thailand “wanted to imitate Jackass,” Tomo News Today reports, so he had some friends pull a nest of fire ants off a tree and shake those angry little fuckers directly into his underpants. The background music is gnarly, but not gnarly enough to erase the sound of his infinite screams.

Beware the Hackberry Nipple-Gall Maker!

Sarah Hedgecock · 11/19/13 01:37PM

Who cares that bunch of bugs are eating northern Texas alive? You do, because they're called hackberry nipple-gall maker insects.

Foreign "Crazy Ants" Attacking Southern U.S.

Ken Layne · 05/20/13 11:15AM

Monstrous "crazy ants" from Argentina and Brazil have invaded Texas and the American Southeast, driving out the already awful fire ant and making life even more miserable for those living in the South.

Today's Song: Bobby Champs 'Drag Queen'

Rich Juzwiak · 08/22/12 04:20PM

This is the perfect example of a video making a song — a hypnotic, wobbly house track, you either like what this is doing or you don't. Your body either responds to these particular sounds and frequencies or it doesn't. Simple. However, pairing it with a host of insects whose antennae twitch rhythmically and whose running (on a turntable) is synched with the beat makes it fascinating. This is among the most bizarre ways to convey how the song is behaving.

Comcast Provides Free Roach Infestation with Cable Installation

Max Read · 01/04/12 02:55PM

Antonio Munoz of Aurora, Ill., "mite" have been a little bit "bugged" after Comcast installed a new cable box in his home! Why? Because it was filled with cockroaches! "Bugged"! Ha! No, literally, his cable box was filled with cockroaches.

Monster Cockroach Can Jump

Maureen O'Connor · 12/14/11 10:20AM

A team of scientists have discovered the horrible monster bug from all New Yorkers' nightmares. The "leaproach" is a cockroach capable of sailing short distances through the air and landing, possibly, on your face:

An Old-Timey Flea Circus Vid to Make You Itchy

Lauri Apple · 10/05/11 05:45AM

The folks at British Pathé have just posted this video, filmed in Paris in 1949, in which the (unionized) members of Monsieur Roberts' Tame Flea Circus fleas pull miniature cars and bicycles, lift weights, and cause a whole roomful of people to scratch themselves. Also, a man arranges a bunch of car-carrying fleas on his arm into a traffic formation. Considering how bloodthirsty fleas usually are, this is way more daring than any of the circus tricks.

Here Are the 'Hairy Crazy Ants' Invading the South

Max Read · 10/01/11 03:27PM

As Americans slowly masturbate their pudgy, formless bodies into oblivion, it has become increasingly clear that soon a new species will arise to fill the void once occupied by the only race to have set foot on the moon. And, lo, here is that species: The "Hairy Crazy Ant."

What To Do When a Moth Crawls Inside Your Ear

Seth Abramovitch · 06/28/11 11:59PM

Thanks to the unfortunate luck of 12-year-old Wade Schlote of Colorado, we now have a clear protocol on what to do when a moth crawls into your ear as you sleep, painfully lodging itself deep inside your ear canal and refusing to die. Take note.

Hummingbird-Sized Ant Fossil Discovered in Wyoming

Max Read · 05/03/11 09:41PM

Paleoentomologist Bruce Archibald has identified a Wyoming fossil as a "monstrously big ant." How big? About the size of a two-inch hummingbird, as you can see above. So, yes, "monstrously big."

Male Spiders Dig Virgins

Jeff Neumann · 11/01/10 06:46AM

Scientists have concluded that male wasp spiders, who only get laid once or twice during their short lives, prefer to do it with virgins. Is that really so much to ask for, since they're usually eaten by their partners? [LiveScience]