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Did you know that some tarantula are not even dagerouse
ReplyDeleteJewelled frog beetle got its name because its back legs look like a frog's legs and its outer skeleton is green with shimmering colors. [Petong]
ReplyDeleteA mantis spends less than 1 second to catch a pray using it's front legs.
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Insects don't get fat because they have a hard Exoskeleton. To get bigger, they have to shed their shell and grow a bigger one - which is called moulting. --- Marwin ---
ReplyDeleteDragonflies have been on the earth before dinosaurs were around. Preme
ReplyDeleteLeeches have 32 brains...wow!! [Ari]
ReplyDeleteMale moths use their antennae to smell a female more tham 7 miles away (instead of through their nostrills).
ReplyDeleteBees and flies flap their wings 200 times per second, dragonflies 500 times per second and the winner is mosquitos who can flap their wings the faster, 600 times per second!
ReplyDeleteMayflies has the shortest adulthood life. They will only live from two minutes to two days, only long enough to reproduce. Unbelievable! (Frank)
ReplyDeleteThe spider has eight eyes, but it cannot see very well. WOW (Panna)
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ReplyDeleteButterflies and insects have their skeletons on the outside of their bodies, called the exoskeleton. This protects the insect and keeps water inside their bodies so they don’t dry out. :) Kanoon
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