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The Aboriginal people of Western Australia have a long history with the vegetation gaps of the region's inland deserts.
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In Australia, Aboriginal Knowledge and the Mystery of Fairy Circles

Building connections between tradition and science.
Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing June 6, 2023
Helensburgh Glowworm Tunnel.
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14 Places Brightened by Bioluminescence

Where nature puts on its very own light show.
Jonathan Carey June 5, 2023
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Podcast: Tick Collection

What can we learn from these blood suckers?
The Podcast Team May 29, 2023
Blue ghost fireflies (<em>Phausis reticulata</em>) zigzag through an Appalachian forest.
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Photographing Fireflies, a Love Story

An award-winning photographer shares what these bioluminescent insects have taught him—and how you can capture their beauty.
Emily Dieckman May 24, 2023
Butterfly Garden at Changi Airport
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Where The Butterflies Roam

Ten places to enjoy the flight of the butterflies.
Jonathan Carey May 12, 2023
Japanese stag beetle (Prosopocoilus inclinatus).
Kamakura, Japan

‘Insect Mound’

Nestled among the bamboos in a temple complex, this art installation serves as a unique memorial to insects.
Scroll down to see a full-scale pain index, with Justin Schmidt's own poetic descriptions.
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Ranking the Pain of Stinging Insects, From ‘Spicy’ to ‘Shockingly Electric'

Remembering one passionate entomologist who poetically described and classified more than 70 species' painful stings.
Lauren Young April 24, 2023
The Boiling River, or <em>Shanay-timpishka</em>, in Peru was long thought to be a myth.
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10 of Our Absolute Favorite Atlas Obscura Podcast Episodes

Wait'll you hear these wonders of audio storytelling.
April White April 12, 2023
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Podcast: Fairy Circles

An enchanting natural phenomenon in a daunting place.
The Podcast Team April 12, 2023
Nestled high in Mexico's mountains, a community works to protect the Endangered monarch butterflies that come to hibernate in the hundreds of thousands. Here two members of that community, Eduardo Carrillo and David Bautista, show the difference between males (left), who have two black dots on their wings, and females (right).
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How This Tiny Mexican Town Has Saved Their Monarch Butterflies—For Now

At the Joya Redonda Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary, hibernating monarch numbers have multiplied tenfold. But is that enough to save the insect?
Vanessa Freije & Yolotzin Hernández April 7, 2023
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Litchfield Park, Australia

Magnetic Termite Mounds

Let these towering termite-building structures tell you where to go.
Taxidermied butterflies.
Amherst, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Entomology Collection

This miniature museum is home to a vast array of insects.
Army ants, which travel in massive units, play a critical role in ecosystem health.
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How a Lone Researcher Faced Down Millions of Army Ants on the March in Ecuador

Renowned entomologist Frank Nischk remembers when the determined insects tried to invade a field station.
Frank Nischk March 1, 2023
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Podcast: Cactoblastis Memorial Cairn

A moth once saved Australia from a cactus crisis.
The Podcast Team February 16, 2023
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Hawai'i Tackles Invasive Little Fire Ants With Vigilance, Slingshots, and Gooey 'Sputter'

Across the archipelago, scientists and citizens are uniting against the tiny terrors, deploying an arsenal of creative weapons.
Ashley Stimpson December 14, 2022
Let the crafty on your list create their own gifts this year.
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Quirky Gifts for the Crafty DIYer

A gift guide from the Atlas Obscura team.
Atlas Obscura December 1, 2022
Chicago, Illinois

The Insect Asylum

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.
Paul Gong, <em>Human Hyena</em>, 2014.
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A Cookbook for Surviving the End of the World

Fancy a spit-roasted roasted alien? Urine whiskey? A deep-fried Game Boy?
Sam Lin-Sommer October 26, 2022