Tests with fake bee larvae reveal that a “vampire” mite attacking honeybees may not be so much a bloodsucker as a fat slurper. The ominously named Varroa destructor mite invaded North America ...

Invasive avian vampire flies lay their eggs in the nests so the larvae can feed on the blood of finch chicks. In the 1950s, an insect hitched a ride to the Galapagos Islands, that shining beacon ...

17.5 x 10.5 in. (44.4 x 26.7 cm.) ...