Cool and Unusual Insects and Other Arthropods
The world is full of unusual and interesting insects, from super-sized beetles to bird-eating mantids. Here's the place to explore the most unique members of the insect world.
The Longest Repeat Migration in the Insect World
Monarch butterflies are the wings down champions of migrating insects, completing the longest two-way migration. The North American Monarch populations fly south each fall, and return north in the spring.
Monarch butterflies are the wings down champions of migrating insects, completing the longest two-way migration. The North American Monarch populations fly south each fall, and return north in the spring.
Miraculous Mosquito Legs
Mosquitoes walk on water better than water striders, cling to smooth ceilings and walls as tightly as geckos, and clutch the skin of their victims with annoying tenacity in search of blood.
Mosquitoes walk on water better than water striders, cling to smooth ceilings and walls as tightly as geckos, and clutch the skin of their victims with annoying tenacity in search of blood.
35 Weird and Amazing Facts about Bugs
Do you know which spider is more venomous than a rattlesnake? How about how many teeth a mosquito has or which insect is born pregnant? You can find the answers here, as well as some other amazing facts that you might not have known about insects and spiders.
Do you know which spider is more venomous than a rattlesnake? How about how many teeth a mosquito has or which insect is born pregnant? You can find the answers here, as well as some other amazing facts that you might not have known about insects and spiders.
University of Florida - Book of Insect Records
The University of Florida Book of Insect Records names insect champions and documents their achievements. Read about these unusual insects here.
The University of Florida Book of Insect Records names insect champions and documents their achievements. Read about these unusual insects here.
Urban Legends: Insect Infestations
Did a bug really lay eggs in someone's ear, and unleash hundreds of brain-eating babies? Find out the truth about this and other legendary insect infestations.
Did a bug really lay eggs in someone's ear, and unleash hundreds of brain-eating babies? Find out the truth about this and other legendary insect infestations.