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If yesterday's release of Starship Troopers: Marauder has you constantly scratching your back or hearing imaginary grasshopper sounds, you might not want to read any further. Then again, perhaps the best way to allay your fears is to confront them — and learn everything you can about the gargantuan cockroaches, beetles, and spiders that might be chirping with malevolence underneath your refrigerator at this very moment. Just don't blame us if you can't sleep tonight. More »
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When an unknown insect starts showing up in ever-growing numbers in London, England, the most logical step would be to take one to some experts so they can identify it. What do you do when the insects first appear in the experts' own back yard, the Wildlife Garden outside the Natural History Museum? Even after checking it against the museum's collection of 28 million bug specimens, no one is sure what species this is. How could an entire species go undetected in an urban area until now? Or, stranger still, what could cause a totally new species to appear and flourish like this? More »
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