When Colin Purrington looked at a sample of dried figs under a microscope recently, he answered a question that had been bugging him for years. Inside the chewy fruits, he found the shriveled remains ...

It shouldn't be all that surprising that some insects look downright terrifying under a microscope. It's not as if the creatures are widely known for their majestic beauty in general, though specific ...

This fly looks completely different under a microscope. The fine hairs, eyes, and textures are far more complex than you’d ...

A TikTok video authentically shows small bugs crawling around uncooked, instant ramen when seen through a microscope. Although the video shows what appears to be a microscopic view of mites crawling ...

Philadelphia — When Colin Purrington looked at a sample of dried figs under a microscope recently, he answered a question that had been bugging him for years. Inside the chewy fruits, he found the ...

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Symptoms of a bed bug bite: Source: Terminix Pest Control Signs you have bed bugs: Shed bed bug skins, exoskeletons or shells. Fecal stains on your mattress and bedding. Blood stains on your sheets ...

Cate Wallace (left) and T. Josek in front of the environmental scanning electron microscope used for Bugscope in the Beckman Institute's Microscopy Suite. Bugscope is gearing up to celebrate 25 years ...