Creepy Facts About Insects!

Creepy Facts About Insects!

How many types of insects have been discovered and named on Earth? What insect can lift up to 5,000 times its own body weight? spaceDid you know that the first animal to go to was actually a fruit fly? The history of bugs is amazing, and there is so much we still don’t know regarding the insect world.

Learn more regarding creepy facts regarding insects through photos!

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long-term resident

Dragonflies are among the insects that have called the Earth home for the longest time. They have been on Earth for 300 million years.

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distance a bee can travel

Bees can fly up to 8 km per day, scouting and collecting pollen. However, the average distance is less than 1.5 km from the hive.

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various ticks

The size of the tick varies from 1 mm to 1 cm. However, if grown by sucking blood, the mite can reach the size of marble.

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dung beetle

Dung beetles were introduced to Australia in 1968 to control the numbers of buffalo and shrub flies. Dung beetles are effective in preventing insects such as flies that breed on cow dung.

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insects of the world

About 1.5 million insect species have been discovered and named worldwide, of which 91,000 are found in the United States. However, the Royal Entomological Society estimates there are 10 million species on Earth.

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largest insect order

The largest known insect order is the order Coleoptera. So far, between 300,000 and 400,000 species of beetles have been discovered. Pictured is a five-horned rhinoceros beetle.

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next largest insect

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giraffe in the insect world

Male giraffe rice weevils often stick their necks out. This elongated feature aids in nesting, but also serves as a sturdy rod when fighting other males.

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An insect disguised as a snake?

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huge number

There are more species of ants (12,000 species) than identified and named bird species (11,000 species) in the world.

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heaviest insect in the world

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longest insect in the world

The world’s longest insect, Prejanistria chinasis, was discovered in China in 2016, and is a very thin insect that the Guinness Book of Records took note of. Larvae from this specimen hatched successfully in 2017.

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world’s longest beetle

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glutton

A ladybug can eat more than 5,000 insects in its lifetime.

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fruit fly in space

Did you know that the first animals to go into space were not monkeys or dogs? The glory went to the common fruit fly, the yellow fruit fly species. The fruit flies were captured by American scientists on February 20, 1947 at the tip of a V-2 rocket and launched at an altitude of 67 km.

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fireflies in the twinkling sky

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12 eyes

Most caterpillars have six very simple eyes on either side of their head. They can spy on 12 people at once!

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attracting mosquitoes

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Manly Men

Male robbers often lure their mates by tapping their bodies in vegetation or on the ground as a sign of strength and stamina.

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defense device

The red-spotted poison butterfly increases its toxicity by ingesting poisonous plants. Among them is cyanide-releasing paciflora, which secretes this deadly chemical as a defense mechanism.

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blood sucking fly

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