Insect facts

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Fact about praying mantis love
During mantis "sex" the male makes the ultimate sacrifice. The female eats the head of the male as a nutritious snack

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praying mantis and black widows
A praying mantis will eat a black widow.

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What is the fastest flying insect?
Dragonflies are one of the fastest insects, flying 50 to 60 mph.

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Hummingbirds are small, how small are they?
Hummingbirds are the smallest birds - so tiny that one of their enemies is an insect, the praying mantis. Check out the photo: praying mantis serving dinner

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Why can a flea can jump so far?
The jumping power of a flea comes from a pad located above the hind leg that contains stored energy generated by the protein, Resilin. When the pad is pressed upon the energy is released, launching the flea vertically or horizontally up to 13 inches.

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What is that light coming from that firefly?
A firefly's flashing light is radiated by the oxidation of the chemical, Luciferin. The purpose for the flashing light is mating, warning and as a way of defense for the firefly.

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How many species of insects are there?
There are over a million species of insects. Insects outnumber all other animals at a rate of 4 to 1.

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How many eye lenses do dragonflies have?
Dragonflies have as many as 30,000 lenses in each eye.

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Honey production
A bee must tap 4 million flowers to make 2lbs. of honey. There are 3 million honey producing colonies in the United States.

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How does a bee turn nectar into honey?
The bee collects nectar, regurgitates it, passes it to worker bee, then the worker bee transforms the nectar into honey by evaporating most of the water out of it.

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