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millipede
  • Millipedes that smell of almond can secrete a toxin similar to cyanide when threatened
  • Millipedes can have up to 700 legs
  • The milipede Polyxenus Fasciculatus, when attacked, will brush off tiny hook-like bristles in defence. There tiny hooks then snag on the assailant and start to entangle as the assailant tries to brush them off. Eventually, their feet and face would get tied up, and they are left to die.

wasp
  • Wasp larvae feed on insects while adult wasps feed mainly of fruit and sugar
  • Wasps live on an annual cycle. Every winter, only fertilized queens survive, leaving all the other wasps to die

firefly
  • A firefly is a type of beetle
  • 90% of the firefly’s energy is converted to light, whereas only 10% of a light bulb’s energy in converted to light
  • Some species of fireflies in Malaysia can synchronize their flashes in large groups

ladybugs
  • There are 4,300 known species of ladybugs in the world

cricket
  • The Giant cricket of Africa enjoys eating human hair

termite
  • The world’s termites outweigh the world’s humans 10 to 1
  • A well-established termite colony ~ 60,000 members will eat only about 1/5 of an ounce of wood a day.

scorpions
  • Scorpions can be killed by pouring vinegar over them. They’ll ‘snap’ and sting themself
  • Scorpion venom is also a rarer cause of pancreatitis

mosquito
  • Only female mosquitoes bite. Males only drink water and plant juice. (and this is true for many species…)
  • A mosquito will become restless and start flying around if there is an increase of carbon dioxide in the surrounding air
  • It would take 1,120,000 mosquito bites to drain the average human of blood
  • Mosquito repellents dont really repel mozzies. They actually block the sensory pores and makes the mozzies think they’re flying to a colder, dryer, more CO2 free area. VIOLA! No bites Thanx Davina
  • You are more likely to be bitten by mosquitoes if you eat a lot of bananas

moth
  • A male emperor moth can detect and find a female of his species up to 7 miles away

Insects
  • According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the best time to spray household insects is 4:00 p.m. Insects are most vulnerable at this time. (It’s just like its better to water your plants in the early mornings or the evenings)
  • An insect exerts so much energy in one hour of flying that it may lose as much as a third of its total body weight
  • In rural areas, there are more insects in 1 square mile than there are humans on earth
  • When the temperature drops, the eyesight reaction time of insects (like the dragonfly and some animals like tortoises) decrease and thats why they can be caught early in the morning or at night by predators like birds whose eyesight reaction times are unaffected by temperature. (from Animal Planet)


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