Though the vast majority of insects do us no harm, and, in fact, make our lives better, a few insects exist that can kill us. Which is the deadliest insect on Earth? Killer bees? African ants?...

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Carbon dioxide, which humans and other animals produce, is the key signal to mosquitoes that a potential blood meal is near. Mosquitoes have developed a keen sensitivity to CO2 in the air. Once a female senses CO2...