Don’t tell Sophia Spencer that bugs aren’t for girls. That’s the message classmates sent the 8-year-old when they bullied her for loving insects (and especially grasshoppers). In response, little ...

Annaliese Wargin, a senior at Peninsula High School and Girl Scout for 12 years, recently completed her 80+ hour Gold Award Project entitled “Bugged Out.” The Ambassador Girl Scout in Troop 8815 has a ...

As I hate bugs with every cell of my body, it’s rare that a bug story makes me feel toasty inside. But thanks to Sophia Spencer, an 8-year-old girl who adores bugs, I’m slightly reconsidering my ...

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Ask 8-year-old Sophia Spencer about her best friends, and she'll tell you most of them have six legs, antennae and a thorax. The Canadian second grader has been obsessed with insects since she was a ...

Sophia Spencer, 8, loves bugs — especially grasshoppers. She's an expert on insects, and likes to give her littlest friends an occasional ride on her shoulder. That used to earn her mockery from her ...