Do Dragonflies Really Eat 100 Mosquitoes a Day?
Dragonflies are famous mosquito hunters, but do they really eat 100 mosquitoes every day? The science tells a more interesting story.
Pest Myths
Can Cockroaches Really Survive a Nuclear Bomb?
Cockroaches can withstand far more radiation than humans, but surviving radiation and surviving a nuclear explosion are two very different things.
Can a Spider Crawl Back Out of Your Vacuum?
Vacuuming a spider may feel like the end of the problem, but could it survive inside the machine and crawl back out? The answer is more complicated than you might expect.