Some Cool Facts About Bugs

Take a look at some very interesting facts about bugs

Ritesh K Srivastava
Jun 01, 2023

Older Than Humans

Insects have been present for about 350 mn years whereas humans for only 300,000 years

Bed Bugs

According to researchers, bed bugs have existed for over 100 million years

Mosquitos

These bloodsuckers have been on Earth for over 45 million years

Silkworms

About 2,000 silkworm cocoons are needed to produce one pound of silk

Houseflies

Feet of houseflies are 10 million times more sensitive than human tongues

Ticks

Ticks can significantly change their size - from a grain of rice to the size of a marble

Honey Bees

While gathering food, a honey bee may fly up to 60 miles in one day

Ants

Ants can lift and carry more than fifty times their own weight

Monarch Butterflies

It takes about one hundred Monarch Butterflies to weigh an ounce

Wasps

Wasps get 'drunk' and pass out after feeding on fermenting juice

Queen Termites

The queen of a certain termite species can lay 40,000 eggs per day

Insects Are Carnivorous

About 1/3rd of all insect species are carnivorous

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