Insects vary widely in how dangerous they can be, despite often being underestimated. This video ranks insect species based ...

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Despite their tendency to spread dangerous diseases, cockroaches keep themselves clean by grooming immediately after physical contact. A cockroach’s antennae—which are particularly long—help them scan ...

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Bill Whitaker is an award-winning journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent who has covered major news stories, domestically and across the globe, for more than four decades with CBS News. Aliza Chasan ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...

Though a few spiders have six eyes, the default number is eight, usually arranged in two approximate rows, says Richard Jones. Scorpions also have multiple eyes (6-12), but they are less obvious ...