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A fire ant on a green stem with a blooming flower bud.

Outdoors

'The sting is what injects the venom': Fire ants continue their ugly takeover in Texas

A close-up of a mosquito feeding on human skin, showing its proboscis and delicate legs.

Outdoors

New review reveals why mosquitoes keep choosing the same people, and it's not blood type

A group of wild hogs, including a larger black and white one and several smaller reddish ones, foraging in a grassy field.

Outdoors

A pack of wild hogs destroyed a retiree's new lawn. Now, his HOA is trying to make him pay for the damage

A close-up of a dark, patterned snake resting on a light-colored surface.

Home

Homeowner shares photo of mystery snake spotted in North Carolina basement

A person using a plumbing snake to clear a drain in a bathroom with hexagonal tiled flooring.

Outdoors

House cleaner stunned after snake appears in basement shower drain

A snake slithering along concrete in a garage.

Outdoors

'Kids want to pick it up': Oregon family finds huge snake in garage

A brown snake with a patterned body is coiled near a black object among green grass and rocks.

Outdoors

Homeowner returns to grisly snake showdown in Atlanta suburbs

Two strawberries on a plant, one ripe and red with a bitten section, one unripe and green, surrounded by leaves.

Home

Gardener shares video of rolly pollies overrunning raised beds, devouring ripe strawberries

Several thin, striped worms wriggle on the sandy substrate inside a clear container.

Outdoors

Skin-crawling video shows invasive hammerhead worms ganging up on lone earthworm

A stretcher with white bedding is positioned near the open doors of an ambulance.

Outdoors

'I lost all movement of my muscles': Woman describes near-death experience after sting from Asian needle ant

A slim, brown-striped worm curled next to a penny on a textured surface.

Outdoors

'Don't handle with bare hands': Gardener issues warning after finding hammerhead worm in yard

A basil plant with wilted leaves and a stem infested with beet armyworms.

Home

Mystery bugs on basil turn out to be armyworms that can strip a plant fast