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| Monday, August 9, 2010 |
| Thursday Thirteen - Insect Trivia |
Monarch caterpillars shed their skin four times before they become a chrysalis, growing over 2700 times their original size.
The common garden worm has five pairs of hearts.
About 80% of the Earth’s animals are insects!
There is only one insect that can turn its head -- the praying mantis.
A flea can jump 130 times its own height.
The fiddler crab can grow a new claw when it loses one of its own.
The Jungle Nymph Stick is one of the heaviest insects. In Malaysia they are often kept by people who feed them guava leaves and use the droppings to make tea.
Some caterpillars store poisonous chemicals in their brightly-colored bodies that make birds sick.
Glowworms have a blue light that shines from their abdomens in attracts smaller insects for food.
Queen bees lay over 1,000 eggs a day; queen termites lay over 30,000 eggs a day.
A tabanid fly, related to horse flies, has been clocked at 90 miles per hour.
The fastest runners are cockroaches, which can move almost a foot per second. However this only translates to a little over 1 mph.
The queen of a termite colony may lay 6,000 to 7,000 eggs per day, and may live 15 to 50 years.
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posted by Nature Mad @ 3:57 PM  |
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this was a fun list..I had not idea most insects couldnt turn their head!
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Does the tabanid fly have go faster stripes on it's side?
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I always learn a lot when I read your TT!
Great LIST!
Happy TT!
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Cool stuff. I know a kid who'd dig this list...
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I have a back ache now just reading the termite one. Wow, that's a lot of birthing. Have a great TT. :)
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nice one. very educational!
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Fascinating list. Thank you.
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My daughter would love this list! Happy TT!
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Bugs...bugs...and more bugs. Some cool facts though:) Happy TT.
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I am now scared of the queens of termite colonies.
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As usual, a great list. I guess it should have occurred to me that insects can't turn their heads...now I'm surprised that a praying mantis can.
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Wow, some fascinating facts. Now I can impress my hubby. Thanks
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Very informative and fun. Thanks!
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this was a fun list..I had not idea most insects couldnt turn their head!