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A news reporter in San Antonio made a potentially dangerous discovery in a Christmas tree at a local grocery store: a black widow spider. Source: WSBTV

Sedgewick and some of her neighbors testified before the D.C. Council on Wednesday for a new law that would force restaurants and other businesses to tightly contain grease and food waste, or face steep… Source: NBC4 Washington

Scientists have found that Azteca ants living within Cecropia trees behave in distinct, consistent ways, evidence that insect ‘”superorganisms” have personality. The character of a colony appears linked to the health of host trees. Source: Live Science

The EPA says the county found that some mosquitoes at the site tested positive for West Nile Source: WDTN

It turns out that a Stanislaus County man who became sick in September was stricken by St. Louis encephalitis, a virus that has reappeared in the Northern San Joaquin Valley this year. Source: modbee

For the first time, a jumping spider has been observed hunting and eating tadpoles, an event documented in India’s Western Ghats. Source: Live Science

A Snapchat video of a mouse dumped in the trash is being shared on social media Tuesday by Burke High students, saying mice are common at the school. Source: KETV

The city council approved a proactive approach to following rat complaints. Source: WBAY

ABILENE, Texas — There’s no sign of bed bugs at the Mall of Abilene playground. Source: KTXS

A man in Birmingham is upset after finding his uncle living in what he described as disgusting conditions. The elderly uncle lives in Magnolia Terrace in Pratt City. Source: Jamiese Price