Saturday, September 11, 2010

Insect Inspection: a look at bugs we love and hate

Not all bugs are disgusting pests. Just some of them. Love bug, cute as a bug, snug as a bug. Bugaboo.

If bugs are such pests, why are there so many cute, bug-related phrases? It’s because not all insects cause us to shriek and go running for a rolled-up newspaper. As the bedbug plague spreads across the U.S., we examine some of America’s most hated insects, while pausing to remember some of the bugs we love.

Go here to see a collection of bugs.

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