animal names What do YOU call these tiny land crustaceans? Annie Rauwerda

art Watch a caterpillar enjoy a tiny playground built just for bugs Popkin

art Painter Jan Van Kessel signed his name in bugs Popkin

"Cookin' with Congress" reveals the favorite meals of politicians from all eras (prune souffle, anyone?) Jennifer Sandlin

trailers Trailer for Christopher Nolan's film The Odyssey Rob Beschizza

Games Cyberpunk 2077's five-year journey from disaster to must-play RPG Grant St. Clair

cute Velvet worms are ancient, adorable creatures that have survived 500 million years Popkin

Funny Man handles venomous wheel bug with bare hands while warning of its bite Popkin

video This caterpillar turns into a fuzzy moth queen, but not before freaking you out with its acid-spraying tentacles Popkin

Science This caterpillar wears dead bugs as a fashion statement Popkin

medicine Medication delivered by chewing gum Séamus Bellamy

politics Under His Eye: State Department workers ordered to report colleagues with "anti-Christian bias" Ellsworth Toohey

photos Book of Monsters (1914): Early macro photography of creepy crawlies by Marian and David Fairchild Popkin

cancer Cordyceps strain could have cancer-fighting capabilities Thom Dunn

law Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Canada thought he was in U.S. Rob Beschizza

art David Fambrough's spider bugs turn old VW beetles into looming horrors Popkin

Boing Boing Shop Explore the world with this portable handheld pocket LCD microscope, now $70 Boing Boing's Shop

Weird What is the mysterious creature banging on this family's door every night? (video) David Pescovitz

twitter Twitter's latest panic-driven implosion was "self-inflicted DDOS" Jason Weisberger