Facts in "Bugs & Insects" Category
#1803 - Bugs & Insects Fact  -1
The male of one species of insect related to the praying mantis can only reproduce after the female has bitten off his head.
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#1804 - Bugs & Insects Fact  2
Honeybees navigate using the sun as a compass, even when it is hidden behind clouds - they find it via the polarization of ultraviolet light from areas of blue sky.
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#1805 - Bugs & Insects Fact  1
The katydid has supersonic hearing. It can hear sounds up to 4-5,000 vibrations per second.
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#1809 - Bugs & Insects Fact  -2
The largest insect in the world, the meganeuron, a prehistoric dragonfly, measured 29 inches from wingtip to wingtip.
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