Bright red, soft, and velvety … no, I’m not describing a Valentine’s Day decoration, but a red velvet mite. Built like eight-legged, scarlet Beanie Babies, red velvet mites are hard to miss, even ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Living on the rugged landscape of rocks and concrete, the red velvet mite Balaustium murorum braves intense sunlight and ultraviolet radiation. These non-parasitic mites feed largely on pollen and ...

One person was killed, and three others were injured in a crash in Northeast Houston. One killed, three others critically injured in crash in Northeast Houston Read full article: One killed, three ...

Ten years’ acquaintance with the creepers, crawlers, leapers and swimmers of Orange County ought to have prepared me for the sight. But it didn’t. While crouching near the Santa Ana River, I saw a red ...

Who knew spider-looking bugs could be so cute? Big Bend National Park posted about a cutie one of its volunteers spotted while walking along the state park a few weeks ago. In the Wednesday Facebook ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Warm weather tends to bring the bugs out of hiding, and one you may start seeing all over your patio, ...

Red velvet mites are emerging in Big Bend National Park for their unusual annual mating season. Screengrab from Facebook post by Big Bend National Park. They’re fuzzy, red and ready for romance. Red ...