Arachniphobia

Arachnophobia is a fear of arachnids, particularly spiders.   People suffering from this phobia can experience different levels of anxiety.  Being in a place where spiders may or do exist...

Rodent Mine Detectors saving lives

Rodent Mine Detectors saving lives Specially trained rats that are raised to sniff out land mines are making huge progress in parts of South East Asia and Africa. The African...

3 Insects that belong in the alien world

Devil’s Flower Mantis Idolomantis Diabolica One of the strangest and largest praying mantis of all, which is saying a lot when talking about praying mantids. The female can measure up...

3 Formidable Predatory Insects

Assassin bug Assassin bugs are among nature’s most ingenious killers, although are harmless to man but do have excruciatingly painful bites. There are many species of assassin bug, they often...

Consider your colours carefully if you don’t wa...

If you are using red or black beddings, you may want to reconsider your choice of colours. Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) are a parasite of man, feeding and surviving on...

Cockroaches, Bed Bugs, Fleas, Mice and Rats: Th...

The Oxford English dictionary defines Asylum as protection and shelter from danger granted by a state to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee, the provision...