Pest Control A team of paleontologists from the University of Kansas have discovered the largest spider fossil

It is not uncommon for outdoor adventure enthusiasts to stumble upon dead animals while out and about in nature. However, it is not often that you see a dead moose being consumed by hundreds of thousands of ticks. Unfortunately, for the past several years, these macabre sightings of mutilated moose have only been increasing.

Some spiders prefer to eat daily, while other spiders can go a month or more without taking a drop of water or speck of food. But what do spiders like to eat? Many of you likely don't consider that question to be a difficult one to answer. Obviously, spiders enjoy eating insects, and perhaps other spiders as well, and maybe you have heard about a type of obscure spider that eats birds. But the truth is, spiders need their greens

Experts Fear That A New Malaria Bug Could Be Our Next Global Epidemic With all the talk about the Zika virus during the past couple of years it is likely that many have forgotten about the host of other devastating diseases that many species of mosquito can spread to humans. With the current exception of Zika, malaria is the most well known of all mosquito-borne diseases. Unfortunately, researchers from countries all over the world are fearing another global malaria outbreak.

If you live in a region of the United States where ticks are known to thrive, then I wish I had better news for you. Residents living in tick infested regions of the US are being warned by health officials that more and more people are developing unexpected symptoms from tick bites, and that extreme caution should be taken when not indoors. In addition to having to worry about Lyme disease every time you venture outdoors, you now have to worry about life threatening side effects, and, for some reason, a lifelong allergy to meat

Raccoons are everywhere as they are they are one of the most widely distributed and abundant of all mammals in North America. And people typically respond well to the presence of raccoons since they are so cute, which has aided them in becoming well adapted to human settings. Raccoons are omnivores and they will willingly eat every type of food that humans are known to prefer, such as fruit, nuts and basically every food group on the pyramid. And since they are carnivores they prefer to eat meat along with humans, so it is clear why raccoons have become so close to humans. Raccoon populations are also more likely to thrive

Invasive Insects Are Already Active Due To A Short Winter There are several species of insects and arachnids that do not migrate or hibernate during the winter months. Instead many of these bugs will build underground burrows that they use as a warm shelter. So when you start seeing bugs again during the late winter months, you are probably seeing bugs that have been around all winter, but were hiding or hibernating. One example of an unliked bug that is making an unusually early appearance this year after months underground is the marmorated stink bug. These stink bugs do, in fact, hibernate underground, but only for a short while, and once the heat wakes them, they cannot fall back asleep again for a while. Many people have their own unpleasant stories to tell about stink bugs. Many were probably hoping that these bugs would stay underground for just a little while longer. The marmorated stink bug is an invasive pest that arrived in the eastern states back in 2003, and since then insect control experts have been getting calls about them frequently. The most unpleasant thing about marmorated stink bugs is their determination to enter people's homes

Some parts of the United States saw dramatic shifts in weather conditions. It seems like raining sleet, bouts of sunshine and icy roads can all occur in a single day for Americans living in the northern US. At times when the climatic conditions are erratic, it is not uncommon to see insects that you don't expect to see crawling on rough terrain that could kill them, like snow and ice. Throughout the northeastern US many wildlife enthusiasts have spotted bugs operating in freezing cold temperatures

Groundhogs, also known as woodchucks, are unique creatures that many people do not know much about other than their popularity during the start of February. Groundhogs, as you may know, are large rodents, but you may not have known that groundhogs are the largest members