Bugs that burrow under the skin or share parasites with their host can cause a number of problems. Bacterial infections related to itchy rashes, or painful ulcers and nodules, are one problem.

Insects that live in the water wait out chilly days at the bottoms of ponds, Sinclair said, while other bugs burrow into the soil, using the ground like a warm blanket to shield them from the ice ...

The decline of the owl is ‘death by a thousand cuts’ These environmentalists have petitioned to protect the burrowing owl before, most recently in 2003 when scientists like Lynne Trulio ...

As I pulled onto a series of badger holes, a female burrowing owl popped out of one of the burrows and began cussing me. Her significant other quickly flew in as an owlet joined the couple on the edge ...

The bugs burrow to the surface, where they shed their exoskeletons, sing (if male), mate, lay eggs (if female), and then die—all within a month of their above-ground appearance.

Insects aren’t just pests. ... Every year, the number of insects flying over, crawling on, or burrowing in some parts of the planet drops by a percentage point or two.