Most of the creatures we think of as creepy crawlies, bugs and pests are in an animal group called arthropods. They were on Earth before trees and flowers appeared, and they are still here, surprising us at every turn.

The world is full of animals that buzz, bite, hiss and leap out at you! Find out why they behave like this and what we are doing to make them so angry. Are they really as dangerous as we think, and why are we so scared of them?