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  • Science Peter Kuper's Insectopolis: A history of insects, told by insects Ruben Bolling
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    painful returns Scorpion stings woman at Boston Logan International Airport — and the little critter gets away Carla Sinclair
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    insects Nevada swarming with over 3,000 mosquitos infected with West Nile Virus: "It is explosive here" Carla Sinclair
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  • insects Behold the Wandering Violin Mantis Popkin
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    air travel Huge swarm of bees prevent Delta flight from taking off David Pescovitz
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