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“Renfield” star told Yahoo Entertainment of his regrets. “I’m sorry I did it at all.”Cage claimed on the film’s DVD commentary track that he was the one that begged for the live insects, as the original script allegedly called for Cage to simply swallow a raw egg. “I saw it as a business decision because when people see the cockroach go in my mouth … [they] really react,” he reportedly said.

challenges a YouTube clip of the entomological eye-nigma.[Warning: Spoilers Below]In addition, anyone who puts their eye on the fly in five seconds is reportedly in the top 1% of brain teaser buffs, per the video. The trippy photograph depicts a heap of brown and orange maple leaves with the flamboyant flutterer seemingly nowhere in sight.

Shake it Off.“A millipede commonly found in the Appalachian Mountains was recently renamed for her as a tribute to the pop star.The so-dubbed Nannaria swiftae is one of 17 new species of millipede discovered in the region and is vital for decomposition and nutrients spread in wooded ecosystems. “Her music helped me get through the highs and lows of graduate school, so naming a new millipede species after her is my way of saying thanks,” said Virginia Tech entomologist Derek Hennen in a statement.The Post has reached out to Swift’s publicist for comment.They tend to hide just below the soil surface where they can munch undisturbed on decaying leaves and plant matter.Their stealth existence is part of the reason they were so difficult to analyze, researchers said.

New York City’s Pizza Rat was majestic? Enter cigarette cockroach, a bodacious bug that was observed scurrying about an undisclosed residence in the Big Apple with a cancer stick in tow, smoking out all vermin competition.A video of the tiny tobacco toker is currently blowing up on Instagram as urban wildlife enthusiasts marvel at what could be the animal kingdom’s newest celebrity sleazeball. “Roach just trying to have a smoke in peace,” reads the caption to the uproarious clip, which was uploaded a day ago by the popular Instagram account WhatIsNewYork.In the video, shot through a gate in an undisclosed NY neighborhood, the enterprising creepy-crawly is seen dragging what appears to be a cigarette butt along the pavement.Central Park snowy owl, eat your heart out.A post shared by WhatIsNewYork (@whatisnewyork)It’s unclear why the cockroach was toting a smoke; however, these pantry pillagers are known to consume a smorgasbord of nonappetizing objects, including paper, clothing and even their own droppings.‘Gram gawkers had a field day with the sight of the diminutive nicotine fiend.“NY roaches are not leading the healthy lifestyles, it’s the stress,” joked one social media wit, while another quipped, “How did you find this video of my ex?”“How dare he! He’s not 25 feet from the entrance,” joked another in reference to NYC’s smoking ordinance.

on a photo of an ant with mites he shared on the platform Photocrowd.James, who last Thursday won the Buglife Bug Photography Awards’ Bug Photographer of the Year award, quickly came under fire from various bug photographers who called the technique immoral, and compared it to drugging mammals, PetaPixel reported.“Please stop giving credit and awards to photographers who are using highly unethical practices to obtain their images,” one amateur wildlife photographer from Scotland demanded on an Instagram post by the Bug Awards.“Can we imagine someone submitting a photo of a drugged tiger,” another photographer commented on the post.

have finally emerged on the East Coast. But this time around, the most adventurous among us won’t be satisfied merely hearing the deafening critters — some are preparing to cook these trending buggers up like a terrestrial crawfish boil.“You wanna eat the females because they’re full of eggs,” Gene Krisky, author of “Periodical Cicadas: The Brood X Edition,” told The Post.

An insect with a “wacky fashion sense” is on the edge of glory: It’s been named after flashy pop star Lady Gaga.