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WATCH LIVE: Brood II Cicadas Invade a Terrarium
After 17 years asleep, they are ready for some fun!
Fight World Hunger by Eating Bugs, Urges U.N.
Care for a serving of grasshopper goulash?
Reading While Eating for May 2: Working for a Living
In today’s lunchtime links: An inspirational football player gets a job, a Texan with a thing for electric fences campaigns for a new one and TIME investigates the end of the unpaid internship.
Reading While Eating for April 5: Great Debates
Thursday’s links delve into some contentious arguments, from golf to hip-hop.
Study: Bees Have Distinct Personalities
Think all bees are drones? Far from it.
Some bees are thrill-seekers while others prefer to hang around the hive, according to new research published in the journal Science. The study shows that some honey bees are more eager …
‘Tree Lobsters,’ Presumed Extinct, Rediscovered in Australia
Eighty years after they disappeared, tree lobsters have been rediscovered, living near an old volcano in Australia. And no, they’re not actually “lobsters,” but special six-legged insects that were thought to be extinct …
Half-Male, Half-Female Butterfly Debuts at London Museum
Turns out sexual ambiguity isn’t an issue when you’re an insect.
Missouri Ice Cream Store Makes Cicada-Flavored Batch
Nothing says summer in the Midwest like a little cicada ice cream.
The Best Place to Discover New Life Forms? Truck Stops
You never know what you’ll find at a truck stop.
Insects on the Menu: Scientists Warn of Animal Scarcity, Experiment With Bug Diet
Who needs cows when you’ve got grasshoppers and buffalo worms? (via AFP)
Study: Insects Can Get Drunk, Too
Bees with a buzz? A recent Oklahoma State University study looks at the effects of alcohol on insects.