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First Night of 2012 in Worcester
December 31st
This is the place to catch a rising star, wish upon a star, or be a star! Be it music, dance, puppetry, comedy, vaudeville, storytelling, theater, juggling, visual installations, improvisation, ventriloquism, mime, or magic, just imagine what you... more
Category: Termites
Daddy Long Legs Spider
Daddy Long Legs inhabit a fascinating area of spider and non-spider worlds. Because this is a "common name", there are actually two ENTIRELY different sets of creatures which are called this. It is sort of like how you can call a tiny minnow a "fish" and also call a giant whale (mistakenly) a... more
Common House Spider
If there's a spider that has an easy to understand name, it's the Common House Spider! It's a common spider, you find it in the house :) It has striped legs that are tan and darker brown. The main body is dark brown with tan designs on it.
The common house spider, or Parasteatoda tepidariorum, is... more
Cobweb Spider
Cobeweb spiders are part of the Theridiidae family of spiders.
But wait, you say, don't all spiders make cobwebs? That's not true at all! Many spiders leap on their victims, and other spiders create other sorts of webs. Cobweb spiders specifically make the little flimsy corner-of-the-room type of... more
Broad Faced Sac Spider
The Broad Faced Sac Spider is Trachelas tranquillus - I like to think of this as the "tranquil spider". It apparently only comes into homes in the fall when it is preparing to hibernate. Indeed, the first time we ever saw this tranquil spider was in September when the leaves were starting to... more
Inbreeding May Be Reason for Bedbug Spread
Inbreeding may be the secret to the bedbug's success, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. After nearly disappearing in the United States, the bloodsucking pests have made a comeback in recent years, quickly infesting apartment buildings and stubbornly resisting common insecticides. The city of New... more
Cicadas 2011: Top 13 Things To Know About These Noisy Insects
They're noisy. And can be a nuisance. But for the most part they are harmless. Thankfully, they only come out every 13 or 17 years.
The dreaded cicadas have emerged in middle Tennessee this week. Brood XIX to be exact.
This particular brood is of the 13-year variety, as are most of the cicadas in... more
Helpful Insects
Although some species of insects can be harmful, many are actually beneficial to mankind. Insects such as dragonflies, ladybugs and mosquito hawks eat less desirable insects like mosquitoes and aphids, keeping the pesky populations under control. Although their vicious sting has given them a bad... more
Endangered Insects
Human beings also pose a severe threat to many species of insects. Like animals, there are many insect species that are either endangered or have already become extinct. This includes numerous species of butterflies, beetles, grasshoppers and ants. This is usually the result of increasing habitat... more
Harmful Insects
Some insects are harmful to humans. Locusts can devastate a farmer's crops in only a few hours. Parasitic insects feed on human blood and can transmit dangerous diseases to its host. Fleas were the cause of the Medieval Black Plague. Lice infest human hair and cause severe itching. Female... more
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