Tag: Bugs

Microscopic Bugs 3D Printed In Titanium So They Become Giant Bugs

Microscopic Bugs 3D Printed In Titanium So They Become Giant Bugs

People are 3D printing everything these days, and I do mean everything. This includes body parts, food, incredible replicas, machine parts and even guns. What you see in the pictures below are 3D printed giant bugs. They look like fantastic art pieces, and although they were first created for an art ...
Interactive Bug Spray Billboard Proves Its Point With 230,000 Insects

Interactive Bug Spray Billboard Proves Its Point With 230,000 Insects

We've written about interactive billboards before, but this is the first time I've seen one that is interactive with bugs instead of humans. It's mosquito season again, and that means people around the world are going to be swatting those annoying bugs all summer. A company called Orphea that produc ...
According To Science…Bugs Have Personalities Too

According To Science…Bugs Have Personalities Too

After learning about this today, I may never squash a bug again. I'm not a big bug squasher, but when it comes to roaches and mosquitoes, I'm the first to end their lives. If you would prefer to give them a pretty neat way to end their own lives, you might want to read about the Gauntlet Of Doom. It ...
Impressive Life-Like Bug Sculptures Created From Human Hair

Impressive Life-Like Bug Sculptures Created From Human Hair

I found this story completely by accident while reading an architecture blog and scouting for content for a client. The phrase "sculptures made from human hair" just jumped out at me, and I thought, "What could one possibly make with hair?" A quick Google search produced the website of Adrienne Anto ...
Mind Boggling Insects Created Out Of One Sheet Of Paper

Mind Boggling Insects Created Out Of One Sheet Of Paper

No one really knows how many insects there are on planet earth. The fact that they have located and named about 800,000 of them is no measurement of how many that are still out there waiting to be found. Just so you to get the scale of things, there are about 7,000-10,000 new species of insects repo ...
A Fly Doing A Somersault: Award-Winning 16 Second Video

A Fly Doing A Somersault: Award-Winning 16 Second Video

I'm one of those people who doesn't kill very many bugs. I'll squish a mosquito or stomp on a roach, but for just about every other kind of bug, I try to help them to safety when they end up in my domain. If I encountered one of these 8 Biggest Baddest Fugliest Bugs, that might be a different story, ...
Bling From Bugs: Caddisflies Are Natural Designers

Bling From Bugs: Caddisflies Are Natural Designers

Wads of jewels are not my thing. But bugs? When it comes to bugs, I’m all over them. And now they can be all over me - not the bugs themselves, but the jewelry that they've designed. I'm not talking about tent caterpillar gowns or beehive hairdos either. I'm talking about jewelry designed by an aqua ...
Photography: Squished Bugs Peeled From A Car Windshield

Photography: Squished Bugs Peeled From A Car Windshield

I've noticed there are two types of people in the world when it comes to bugs. There are some people who hate bugs, and they stomp, swat or squish them every chance they get. There are other people who don't believe in killing bugs since they are part of nature, and they simply aren't bothered by th ...
10 Insects That Look Like Aliens

10 Insects That Look Like Aliens

I know a lot of ladies are squeamish when it comes to bugs. I'm not one of them. Since I grew up in a small town in rural South Carolina, I've seen it all. I can hang with wildlife that would make most grown men shiver. I'm not saying that to brag, but rather to tell you that it has to be a really, ...
Hungry? Try Edible Giant Toasted Ants!

Hungry? Try Edible Giant Toasted Ants!

When I was in Bangkok, Thailand a couple of years ago, I had the opportunity to experience their wonderful and exciting culture.  One thing that was quite amazing was that we saw a lot of vendors who were selling fried insects.  I stopped by one of the carts to see what was being served.  There were ...
Ear Guards: Keeps Bugs From Nesting In Your Ears!

Ear Guards: Keeps Bugs From Nesting In Your Ears!

Just when you thought you had secured your world from invasion, you uncover yet another, possibly lethal, encounter. You see, until now I have always felt secure when I got my few hours of sleep each night. Upon waking up, I've always thought that I had not been visited by aliens, burglars or any ...
You Don’t Want This Bug In Your System!

You Don’t Want This Bug In Your System!

Bugs... not only are they insects that pest our gardens, houses and lives, but they are also a common occurrence in a programmer's life. New code is never perfect, and usually it needs a few hours of tinker time in order for it to work just as it's intended. Getting these "bugs" out of your system ...
Apple Bloopers

Apple Bloopers

During the years Apple has been one of the Computer industries most notorious advertisement bad boys. Always bashing down on Microsoft and their products and what that they always crash or have their share of bugs never dealt with. Some of us have come to know Apple as one of the most reliable and f ...
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