Disturbing facts about insects!
How many types of insects have been discovered and named on Earth? Which 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 insects is incredible and there is so much we still don’t know about the world of insects.
Learn more about the disturbing facts about insects through photos!
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long-term resident
Dragonflies are among the insects that have long called the Earth home. I have been on Earth for 300 million years.
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distance a bee can travel
Bees can fly up to 5 miles per day, exploring 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, when grown by sucking blood, the mite can grow to the size of marble.
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Dung beetle
Dung beetles were introduced to Australia in 1968 to control the number 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 around the world, of which 91,000 are found in the United States. However, the Royal Entomological Society estimates that there are 10 million species on Earth.
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the largest order of insects
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 world of insects
Male giraffe rice weevils often stick out their necks. This elongated feature aids in nesting, but also acts 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 ant species (12,000 species) than identified and named bird species (11,000 species) in the world.
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the heaviest insect in the world
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the longest insect in the world
The longest insect in the world, Prejanistria chinasis, was discovered in China in 2016 and is a very subtle insect that has been noted in the Guinness Book of Records. The larvae of this specimen successfully hatched in 2017.
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the longest beetle in the world
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glutton
A ladybug can eat more than 5,000 insects in its life.
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fruit fly in space
Did you know that the first animals to go into space were neither monkeys nor dogs? The glory went to the common fruit fly, the yellow fruit fly species. 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 sparkling 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 the same time!
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attract mosquitoes
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Manly men
Male thieves often lure their mates by tapping their bodies into vegetation or the ground as a sign of strength and endurance.
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defense device
The red-spotted poisonous butterfly increases its toxicity by ingesting poisonous plants. Among these is the cyanide-releasing paciflora, which secretes this deadly chemical as a defense mechanism.
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