--- title: Insects | TIME description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. canonical: https://time.com/tag/insects/ og:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:url: https://time.com/tag/insects/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 300 og:image:height: 300 og:image:alt: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: article twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Insects ## Insects *  Sep 16, 2019 ## [Why You Really Shouldn’t Kill the Spiders in Your Home, According to an Entomologist](https://time.com/5678329/should-you-kill-spiders/) [SCIENCE](/section/science/) by The Conversation *  Feb 21, 2019 ## ['Flying Bulldog.' People Are Understandably Abuzz About the World's Biggest Bee Returning After Disappearing 38 Years Ago](https://time.com/5534657/worlds-biggest-bee/) by Melissa Locker *  Nov 24, 2017 ## [A Finnish Bakery Is Selling Bread Made From Crushed Insects](https://time.com/5036216/finland-bread-insects-crickets-hunger/) by Eli Meixler *  Jul 13, 2016 ## [You Asked: Why Are Cockroaches So Terrifying?](https://time.com/4403068/cockroaches-bugs-insects-fear/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Markham Heid *  Apr 25, 2016 ## [Bed Bugs Are Most Drawn to This Color](https://time.com/4305066/bed-bugs-home-remedies/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Mandy Oaklander *  Apr 14, 2016 ## [Should You Be Eating Bugs Instead of Meat?](https://time.com/4292792/edible-bugs-protein/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Mandy Oaklander and Lon Tweeten *  Mar 17, 2016 ## [These Photos Show Everyday Insects in Terrifying Closeups](https://time.com/4262965/macro-photos-insects/) [SCIENCE](/section/science/) by TIME Photo *  Aug 20, 2015 ## [Swarms of Giant Bugs Infest Burning Man Festival](https://time.com/4004824/burning-man-bugs/) [SCIENCE](/section/science/) by Daniel White *  Jul 22, 2015 ## [This Japanese Zoo Is Trying the Impossible: Persuading People to Like Cockroaches](https://time.com/3967251/cockroaches-japan-zoo-exhibition/) by Helen Regan *  Jul 17, 2015 ## [Why Mosquitoes Will Always Track You Down](https://time.com/3962362/mosquitoes-scent-sight-heat/) [SCIENCE](/section/science/) by Sarah Begley *  May 13, 2015 ## [This Natural Bug Repellent Works Better Than Deet](https://time.com/3856309/mosquito-repellent-bug-spray/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Mandy Oaklander *  Apr 22, 2015 ## [20 Delicious Bug Recipes from Chefs](https://time.com/3830167/eating-bugs-insects-recipes/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Mandy Oaklander *  Feb 20, 2015 ## [7 Reasons to Love This Freezing Weather](https://time.com/3716446/cold-weather-good-things/) [SCIENCE](/section/science/) by Jeffrey Kluger *  Feb 6, 2015 ## [Five Best Ideas of the Day: February 6](https://time.com/3698868/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-february-6/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by The Aspen Institute *  Jan 28, 2015 ## [These Are the Cities With the Most Bed Bugs](https://time.com/3686257/cities-with-most-bed-bugs/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alexandra Sifferlin ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/"},"name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/insects/","name":"Insects"}}]}] ```