This is why some people prefer to stay inside. The National Parks Service Instagram account recently shared a photo of a bug taken from Big Bend National Park in Texas. This image shows an arachnid ...

National park officials are warning campers of an unusual-looking visitor that has started to emerge due to the recent summer rains. "Vinegaroons," also known as whip scorpions, are a cross between a ...

Vinegaroons spray acetic acid—the substance that gives vinegar its pungent scent—from their tails. Laura Gooch via Flickr under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 In the West Texas desert, summer rains usually cause ...