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Cockroach Controlled Mobile Robot http://www.conceptlab.com/roachbot/ Playing Pac-Man against Real Crickets : Wim van Eck built this pacman game, where a human player can play against real crickets, for his graduation project. 'In his project he build a Pacman game, in that the player...

'Mark Voegel, 30, was found dead in his Dortmund, Germany apartment. His body was draped in spider webs and more than 200 spiders, several snakes, thousands of termites, and a gecko were feasting on his corpse. A police spokesman said: “It was like a horror movie. His corpse was over the...

Insect World Records - http://ufbir.ifas.ufl.edu/recbk.htm

from the World Ice Art Championships 2007 Single Block Classic Feb. 27 - Mar. 1, 2007 (see second photo for perspective) by Junichi Nakamura Japan and Peter Slavin USA ( also, here's a giant robot one invading Prague - http://cellar.org/iotd.php?threadid=11587 )

by Catherine Chalmers http://www.catherinechalmers.com

Jimmy The MantisFoodCollector* (short comic) : http://scruss.com/blog/archives/JimmyTheTu...odCollector.pdf *whilst reading insert “mantids” instead of “turtles” and you'll be able to sympathize with him more :D by John Kricfalusi (creator of the ren & stimpy show)

some studies have shown that animal lifespans can be extended through calorie restriction, if they still get the required nutrients. have you found that mantids you've fed little have lived longer than normal? and which species' this has worked best with?

Moths drink the tears of sleeping birds from NewScientist.com (20 December 06) 'A species of moth drinks tears from the eyes of sleeping birds using a fearsome proboscis shaped like a harpoon, scientists have revealed. The new discovery – spied in Madagascar – is the first time moths have been...

part insect part antique watch hybrids: http://www.insectlabstudio.com/index.php/ they find dead insects and stick gears and cogs on them...

a female Hymenopus coronatus that Rob byatt gave me transforming into an adult: also, my adult male Gongylus gongylodes was seriously on his last legs so i decided to serve him up to the Orchid:

i'm just designing my band a new logo, i'm thinking i wanna have some kind of insect wings behind the writing. i was just wondering if anyone knows of a good site with detailed drawings of insect wings on? here's a few logos i've done upto now with the only pic i've got of a wing:

i found this on Google Images by typing 'black mantid', i think the pics belong to http://www.michaelturco.com/ ( though i cant find them on the site ). anyone know what species it is, or anything about it? : http://www.michaelturco.com/images/9632,%2...0©%202006.jpg...

i'm thinking of going on holiday in september but havent decided where to go. i'm just wondering if there's anywhere you'd recommend? i'm after going somewhere with loads of interesting wildlife, good beaches and sealife and with fun things to do but quiet enough too. just thought you guys...

has anyone got uploaded vids of their mantids online anywhere? i've started putting mine on YouTube - Hymenopus coronatus (orchid mantis) vs. damselfly - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo6xt3uUsaQ Blepharopsis mendica (thistle mantis) catching flies all over the place -...

to see these: click the link, and then if it doesnt show up - click the message bar and press enter :D giraffe - http://www.worth1000.com/entries/99500/99525aFHE_w.jpg http://www.worth1000.com/entries/249000/249078joRN_w.jpg http://www.worth1000.com/entries/99500/99570CHJG_w.jpg...

The Thinking Jumping Spider http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1640513/posts

chameleon snake discovered! http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200606/s1673213.htm