Insects

Insects

1. They are characterized by having:

   • two antennae, six legs and two wings.

2. Their body is divided into three parts:

   • head, thorax and abdomen.

3. Mosquitoes have teeth.

   • Male mosquitoes do not attack people.

4. They can be found in almost every place on the planet.

   • A small number of species have managed to adapt to life in the oceans

5. They measure between 0.5 cm to 3 cm in length.

6. They are incredibly abundant.

7. They are invertebrate animals.

   • They are the most diverse animals on Earth.
   • A million different species.

8. There are 200 million insects for every human being.

   • They are the main pollinators of plants.
   • They are the main predators of various invertebrates.

9. Ants don't have lungs.

   • The queen ant lives long enough to see everyone die.

10. Bed bugs can go 18 months without eating anything at all.

    • An ant can lift up to fifty times its own weight.

11. Springtails: live little, but everywhere.

    • The caterpillar has more than 2,000 muscles.
    • There are buprestids who take naps in their 50s.

12. They have life expectancies of more than 50 years.

    • Cockroaches: live 1 year, but leave many thousands of young

13. Butterflies cannot fly if their body temperature is below 30 ° C.

    • The cockroach is the fastest 6-legged animal.
      • A fly always jumps backwards when you try to hit it.

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