For the bug. If there's a gadget for every situation, my husband, Rael, will find it. In this case, it was a blister microscope : an inexpensive, easy-to-use microscope that uses "bubble" slides.

Most people assume that pill bugs, which are more colloquially referred to as ‘roly polies,’ are insects. But while you might find these little critters hanging out under rocks with other bugs, they ...

In January and February 2025, internet users shared a video that purportedly showed an individual placing a Pringles-brand potato chip under a microscope to reveal hundreds of tiny mites crawling ...

With winter rains, Bay Area pill bugs are out in force. Fortunately, they’re one of our most beloved “bugs.” Pill bugs. Doodle bugs. Potato bugs. Wood Shrimp. Whatever you call them, there ...

Carpenter ants. Weevils. Wasps. These are some of the bugs Daniel Kariko has found hanging out on the screen door of his home, on his car, or crawling on the bright orange walls of his office on ...