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Our efforts to get the pests out of our kitchen could be backfiring according to a Purdue University study led by Michael Scharf 
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As climate change makes insects hungrier, they're taking a bigger bite out the world's food supply.
Al Cannistra's insight:
as the world turns..... toward a population of 10 Billion, survival will face many challenges - like climate, bugs and food -all high on the list... maybe Stephen Hawking was right - we need to get off planet.... . .
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As glaciers and permafrost thaw due to global warming and climate change, bacteria and fungi that have been frozen for millennia may come back to life.
Al Cannistra's insight:
sounds like the makings for a movie too! . .
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Most people have strong feelings about insects, but where do these attitudes come from?
Al Cannistra's insight:
good question....
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While the moths might be able to ignore city lights, researchers see some downsides to this adaptation.
Al Cannistra's insight:
this one looks like it is dressed for a grand part... still a bug!
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Insects have varying levels of adorableness. Here are the cutest ones we could find.
Al Cannistra's insight:
it's personal - bugs and cute do not belong in the same sentence!
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bugs are set to go mainstream on a global scale.
Al Cannistra's insight:
bugs? edible BUGS? what happened to potatoes and pasta.... yuk!
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More than 40 percent of the world's insect species are threatened with extinction, and their loss could upend nature as we know it.
Al Cannistra's insight:
population on the decline - not enough bugs in the world.... . .
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Should we be concerned? Impact to the food chain? . .
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Tardigrades are the ultimate survivors. They've overcome the vacuum of space and flirted with absolute zero. Learn more at HowStuffWorks Now.
Al Cannistra's insight:
cute - I guess
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A new 'tree of life' shows why it's a small world after all.
Al Cannistra's insight:
diversity is everywhere - even in bugs!
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We think of termites as pests, but some are responsible for creating elaborate above-ground mounds that are nothing short of fine art.
Al Cannistra's insight:
must be bug day
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Introducing the great golden digger wasp, a colorful pollinator that also hunts foliage-eating insects
Al Cannistra's insight:
the world needs good bugs....
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i nailed one with hornet spray - he dropped fast but lasted a while... what next?
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