Entomophobia is an irrational and persistent fear of bugs. Those with a fear of insects may go to great lengths to avoid them, or they will experience significant distress when encountering an insect.

Insects are the dominant form of animal life on our planet, providing humans and wildlife with pollination, food, and recycling services but, despite concerns about population declines, little is ...

But here’s the twist– some of the most lethal creatures on the planet are tiny insects you wouldn’t even notice unless they were causing you harm. They’re not just annoying pests ...

Insect populations are declining globally, impacting ecosystems Only 1% of insect species have been assessed for conservation status A new framework is proposed for monitoring insect populations and ...

Here's what to know about the sounds cicadas make. Are cicadas dangerous? Busting myths on the harmfulness of the noisy pests. The loud sounds that you hear come from male cicadas looking for ...

An increasing number of politicians in the European Union recognise the harmfulness of sanctions policy – as stated by Belarus’ Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov in his talk with the STV TV channel ...

Replication Package for the FSE'25 Paper Titled: Code Red! On the Harmfulness of Applying Off-the-shelf Large Language Models to Programming Tasks ...

Growing up in Thailand’s northeastern Isan region, Suwimon Chantajohn learned from her grandfather which insects were best to eat. Captivated by his stories of surviving on bugs during his ...