Tag: Bugs

My own bugs, to be clear! I’m an amateur self-taught programmer who writes little tools to assist in my journalism (or makes things just for fun, like my Weird Old Book Finder). Because I’m just a weekend hacker, I make a lot of mistakes while coding — so I&rsquo...

We use the squash, splat and crush analogy from insects when talking about bugs. This is with good reason: Thomas Edison wrote about bugs during his hardware engineering travails and this means the term is probably here to stay. Get used to it, or bug off! Approaches to dealing with bugs ...

I’ve been working at Google for about three and a half years. Back in 2021, we were facing a little problem. A team we were working with had too many duplicate bugs. How did they get in this situation? Well, Google runs automated tests. Thousands of them. Millions of them. Some run autom...

I’ve been working at Google for about three and a half years. Back in 2021, we were facing a little problem. A team we were working with had too many duplicate bugs. How did they get in this situation? Well, Google runs automated tests. Thousands of them. Millions of them. Some run autom...

Alarming reports of a bed bug infestation filled my social media feeds in the weeks before I flew to Paris for my birthday in mid-October. Images of these tiny blood suckers crawling on seats on public buses and trains horrified me. I’d been the victim of a bed bug attack 20 years earlier in a...

In the charming city of Paris, where beauty and sophistication abound, a silent menace has crept into its midst. Behind the allure of art and romance, Paris, like many cities worldwide, is grappling with a bed bug epidemic. These tiny, resilient creatures have infiltrated our homes, hotels, and publ...

The arthropod world is filled with a fascinating array of creatures, from scuttling insects to crustaceans that dwell in the ocean’s depths. One popular arthropod subgroup that often sparks curiosity is — shrimps. In recent, there were questions like- Are shrimp bugs? This query has stir...

Infestations of bedbugs, which are commonly found on mattresses, couches, and other surfaces where people sleep, have been reported in all 50 states. In the interest of public health, President Trump and The Trump Administration®, a new division of The Trump Organization®, would like to info...

Warren Maguire of the University of Edinburgh and me (Tamsin Blaxter, University of Cambridge) have been running a small online survey about traditional names for a certain creepy-crawly. This is a fascinating creature, not least because it has a bewilderingly diverse set of names — over ...