When thinking of dangerous animals, most people imagine fierce predators like lions, snakes, or crocodiles. Surprisingly, some of the deadliest threats to humans are far smaller: insects. Despite ...

Every year in the United States, more than a billion dollars is poured into the purchase and use of pesticides. This staggering figure makes clear just how strained and conflicted the relationship ...

Eastern Tree Hole Mosquito, or Aedes triseriatus, or Ochlerotatus triseriatus© CDC/James Gathany/CC0 1.0 In Florida, the insects are no joke, even the ones that are not always the biggest or the most ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive break down the world’s most dangerous insects and the medical science behind ...

Mosquitoes aren’t just annoying. The pesky insects are also the world’s deadliest animal. Their bites facilitate the spread of malaria, dengue fever and other fatal diseases that kill hundreds of ...

Kissing bugs can transmit a parasite that causes Chagas disease, which was declared endemic to the U.S. in 2025. These insects are found in the southern half of the United States, and Florida has the ...

A parasitic disease, which can be fatal, is spreading through an insect in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, or T. cruzi, ...

A parasitic disease, which can be fatal, is spreading through an insect in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, or T. cruzi, ...