Avalon/Universal Images Group via Getty The Entomological Society of America are working to remove a pair of offensive insect monikers. The scientific organization announced Wednesday that it is ...

The Entomological Society of America is officially getting with the times. The insect science group announced on Wednesday that the insects formally known as Aphaenogaster araneoides and Lymantria ...

Insect classification can be perplexing to the best of us, and the Reduviidae family of insects is no exception. In this expansive family of “bugs”, there are several common names such as ...

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The Entomological Society of America is changing the offensive names of two bug species, and is launching a project to preempt this issue overall. ... TAGGED: Bugs, Insects. Top Stories. Television.

The largest organization of insect experts in the world is dropping its common names for two insects — the gypsy moth and gypsy ant — because it says the names are inappropriate and offensive. The ...

Insect Scientists Dropping Common Names for 2 Species that Included an Ethnic Slur “If people are feeling excluded because of what we call something, that’s not acceptable,” the president of ...

The largest organization of insect experts in the world is dropping its common names for two insects — the gypsy moth and gypsy ant — because it says the names are inappropriate and offensive.

The largest organization of insect experts in the world is dropping its common names for two insects — the gypsy moth and gypsy ant — because it says the names are inappropriate and offensive.