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Insect Facts

Facts About Insects for Students, Parents and Teachers

Welcome to our Insects Facts category, an online learning resource where you can learn about different insect species. This category is perfect for students, teachers, parents, and anyone wanting to learn about insects. We’re providing you with one of the largest collections of insect facts available on the internet. All the insect facts, data and information published to our website have been thoroughly researched and validate. However, no process is perfect, so if you do find any inaccuracies in our facts about insects, please report it to us.

You can access all our insect related topics using the below drop down menu or by selecting one from the list underneath the down menu. This category contains insect related topics, such as the ants, bees, dragonflies, grasshoppers and mosquitoes. Many of these topics have additional sub-topics when necessary. For example, our ant topic has several sub-topics, such as army ants and fire ants. If we don’t currently cover the insect topic you’re looking for, contact us and request its addition.

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Ant Facts - Ant on the Ground

Ant Facts

This section is all about ants. Discover some creepy crawling facts about ants, such as where ants live, what ants eat, how ants work together, what an ant colony is and other facts about ants.

Ant Facts for Kids

Bed Bug Facts -Bed Bug on Human Skin

Bed Bug Facts

This section is all about bed bugs. Discover some creepy crawling facts about bed bugs, such as where to find bed bugs, how to tell if you have bed bugs and other facts about bed bugs.

Bed Bug Facts for Kids

Bee Facts - Bee on a Daisy

Bee Facts

This section is all about bees. Discover some creepy crawling facts about bees, such as where bees live, why bees are important, what type of bees are there and other facts about bees.

Bee Facts for Kids

Beetle Facts - Beetle in the Dirt

Beetle Facts

This section is all about beetles. Discover some interesting facts about beetles, such as how many beetle species are there, what do beetles eat, where do beetles live and other facts about beetles.

Beetle Facts for Kids

Butterfly Facts - Butterfly on a Flower

Butterfly Facts

This section is all about butterflies. Discover some beautiful facts about butterflies, such as how many butterfly species are there, what do butterlies eat, where to find butterflies and other butterfly facts.

Butterfly Facts for Kids

Caterpillar Facts - Caterpillar on a Leaf

Caterpillar Facts

This section is all about caterpillars. Discover some long facts about caterpillars, such as what is a capterpillar, what do caterpillars eat, what do caterpillars morph into and other facts about caterpillars.

Caterpillar Facts for Kids

Centipede Facts - Centipede in the Grass

Centipede Facts

This section is all about centipedes. Discover some ugly facts about centipedes, such as what do centipedes eat, how fast can a centipede run, if centipedes are dangerous and other centipede facs.

Centipede Facts for Kids

Cicada Facts - Cicada on a Branch

Cicada Facts

This section is all about cicadas. Discover some loud facts about cicadas, such as how loud is a cicada, how often do cicadas appear, where are cicadas found, what do cicadas eat and other cicada facts.

Cicada Facts for Kids

Cockroach Facts - Roach on the Ground

Cockroach Facts

This section is all about cockroaches. Discover some disgusting facts about cockroaches, such as why are cockroaches pests, what do cockroaches eat, how to get rid of them and other cockroach facts.

Cockroach Facts for Kids

Cricket Facts - Cricket in the Grass

Cricket Facts

This section is all about crickets. Discover some chirping facts about crickets, such as what do crickets eat, how do crickets make noise, where can you find crickets and other facts about crickets.

Cricket Facts for Kids

Dragonfly Facts - Dragonfly on a Stick

Dragonfly Facts

This section is all about dragonflies. Discover some creepy crawling facts about dragonflies, such as what they eat, where they live, how big dragonflies get and other facts about dragonflies.

Dragonfly Facts for Kids

Earwig Facts -

Earwig Facts

This section is all about earwigs. Discover some pinching facts about earwigs, such as how big do earwigs get, why do earwigs have pinchers, where do earwigs like to live and other earwig facts.

Earwig Facts for Kids

Firefly Facts - Firefly on a Leaf

Firefly Facts

This section is all about fireflies. Discover some creepy crawling facts about fireflies, such as what a firefly is, where fireflies are found, why fireflies glow and other facts about fireflies.

Firefly Facts for Kids

Flea Facts -

Flea Facts

This section is all about fleas. Discover some itchy facts about fleas, such as what are fleas, where are fleas commonly found, why do fleas make your dog itch and other facts about fleas.

Flea Facts for Kids

Fly Facts - A Fly on a Leaf

Fly Facts

This section is all about house flies. Discover some creepy crawling facts about flies, such as what a housefly is, how houseflies breed, what houseflies eat and other facts about houseflies.

Fly Facts for Kids

Grasshopper Facts -

Grasshopper Facts

This section is all about grasshoppers. Discover some jumping facts about grasshoppers, such as what is a grasshopper, how far can grasshoppers jump, what do they eat and other grasshopper facts.

Grasshopper Facts for Kids

Hornet Facts -

Hornet Facts

This section is all about hornets. Discover some scary facts about hornets, such as what do hornets look like, why hornets are dangerous, what do hornets like to eat and other hornet facts.

Hornet Facts for Kids

June Bug Fact -

June Bug Facts

This section is all about June bugs. Discover some cool facts about June bugs, such as what is a june bug, when do June bugs come out, what do June bugs eat and other facts about June bugs.

June Bug Facts for Kids

Ladybug Facts - Ladybug on a Leaf

Ladybug Facts

This section is all about ladybugs. Discover some creepy crawling facts about ladybugs, such as what a ladybug is, where ladybugs are found, what they eat and other facts about ladybugs.

Ladybug Facts for Kids

Lice Facts - Close Up of a Louse

Lice Facts

This section is all about lices. Discover some itchy facts about lices, such as how big can a louse get, where are lice found, what types of lice are there, what do lice like to eat and other facts about lice.

Lice Facts for Kids

Mealworm Facts - Mealworm in the Dirt

Mealworm Facts

This section is all about mealworms. Discover some yucky facts about mealworms, what is a mealworm, which beetle species mealworms belong to, what mealworms eat, and other facts about mealworms.

Mealworm Facts for Kids

Millipede Facts - Millipede on a Rock

Millipede Facts

This section is all about millipedes. Discover some long facts about millipedes, what do millipedes eat, where are millipedes found, how many species of millipedes are there and other facts about millipedes.

Millipede Facts for Kids

Mosquito Facts - Mosquito Feeding on a Human

Mosquito Facts

This section is all about mosquitoes. Discover some creepy crawling facts about mosquitoes, such as where mosquitoes are found, why they are dangerous to humans and other mosquito facts.

Mosquito Facts for Kids

Moth Facts - Moth on a Leaf

Moth Facts

This section is all about moths. Discover some fluttering facts about moths, how many species of moths are there, where do moths live, what do moths eat, can all moths fly and other moth facts.

Moth Facts for Kids

Pill Bug Facts - Pill Bug on a Rock

Pill Bug Facts

This section is all about pill bugs. Discover some rolling facts about pill bugs, what does a pill bug look like, what do pill bugs eat, how many species of pill bugs are there and other facts about pill bugs.

Pill Bug Facts for Kids

Praying Mantis Facts - Praying Mantis on the Ground

Praying Mantis Facts

This section is all about the praying mantis. Discover some creepy crawling facts about the praying mantis, such as where they live, what do they eat and other facts about the praying mantis.

Praying Mantis Facts for Kids

Spider Facts - A Spider on its Web

Spider Facts

This section is all about spiders. Discover some creepy crawling facts about spiders, such has what a spider is, how spiders catch prey, where spiders are found and other facts about spiders.

Spider Facts for Kids

Stick Bug Facts - Stick Bug on a Leaf

Stick Bug Facts

This section is all about stick bugs. Discover some solid facts about stick bugs, where do stick bugs live, what do stick bugs look like, what do stick bugs eat, what type of stick bugs are there and other stick bug facts.

Stick Bug Facts for Kids

Stink Bug Facts - Stink Bug on a Tree

Stink Bug Facts

This section is all about stink bugs. Discover some stinky facts about stink bugs, what does a stink bug look like, do they really stink, where are stink bugs found, what do they eat and other stink bug facts.

Stink Bug Facts for Kids

Termite Facts - Termite in the Nest

Termite Facts

This section is all about termites. Discover some damaging facts about termites, what does a termite look like, what do they eat, what damage can termites do, where termites are found and other termite facts.

Termite Facts for Kids

Tick Facts - Tick on a Plant

Tick Facts

This section is all about ticks. Discover some bitting facts about ticks, such as where do ticks live, how do ticks get on you, how do you avoid ticks, what do ticks like to eat and other facts about ticks.

Tick Facts for Kids

Wasp Facts - Wasp on a Branch

Wasp Facts

This section is all about wasps. Discover some mean facts about wasps, such as where are wasps found, are wasp stings dangerous, how to avoid wasps, what do wasps eat and other facts about wasps.

Wasp Facts for Kids

Worm Facts - Earthworm in Dirt

Worm Facts

This section is all about worms. Discover some wiggly facts about worms, such as is a worm an insect, what do worms eat, how to worms move, where can you find worms and other facts about worms.

Worm Facts for Kids

Insects are the most abundant living organisms on our planet. To date, more than one million insect species have been discovered and described by entomologists. However, estimates put the total number of living insect species between six and ten million. Those estimates mean over 90% of the living animals on our planet would be insects. The biodiversity of insects is astounding. They can be found in virtually every environment on our planet. Some insects look very cute, while others look down right menacing. They can crawl, run, swim and fly. Some of them can bite, sting and through those mechanisms be downright deadly to humans.

Insects coming in of all colors, shapes, and sizes. The largest known insect is the giant weta (Deinacrida heteracantha) with a confirmed record weight of 1.8 ounces. The smallest known insect is the fairy wasp (Dicopomorpha echmepterygis) with an average body length of 186 micrometers. One of the most colorful insects in the world is the Picasso bug (Sphaerocoris annulus). The fastest insect is the tiger beetle (Rivacindela hudsoni) with a top running speed of 5.6 miles per hour. The deadliest insect in the world is the mosquito, it’s not venomous, but it’s a carrier and transmitter of blood born pathogens, like malaria, dengue and the Zika virus.