Number the Bugs
Beetles
Bug Facts
Bug Anatomy
The Ants go Marching
100
It takes about this many of Monarch butterflies to weigh a single ounce
100
100
The word "beetle" comes from the Old English word bitela, which means this
"Little biter"
100
This small insect was the first living creature to be sent into space
Fruit fly
100
Houseflies find sugar with this part of their body, which can be 10 million times more sensitive than human tongues
Feet
100
Ants can lift up to __ times their own body weight; if a 7 year old was as strong as an ant, they could pick up a car!
20x
200
A bumblebee lives for this many days, on average
28
200
Named for its larger, stubborn counterpart, this beetle is the strongest insect on the planet
Bull-headed dung beetle
200
This vocal bug is the loudest insect in the world
Cicada (male)
200
Moths are the only group of insects that have these covering their wings
Scales
200
Ants leave a trail of invisible "breadcrumbs" everywhere they go, so they know where they've been; the breadcrumbs are actually these
Pheremones
300
True or false: there have been 925,000 species of insect identified in the world
True
300
Beetles have hardened forewings that protect this underneath
Flight wings
300
The fastest running insect will scatter when you turn the lights on, fleeing at a staggering 1 mph (1 foot per second)
Cockroach
300
This is the largest type of butterfly; Found in New Guinea, it has a wingspan of up to 11 inches
Queen Alexandra's Birdwing
300
Ants don't have a typical system for breathing; they don't have these which are vital to humans
Lungs; they have tiny holes all over their body that allows air to enter and leave their bodies
400
Of all the species in the world, this percent are insects
80%
400
Beetles have poor eyesight so they communicate using sound, vibrations, and these
Pheremones
400
This tiny pest can just 200 times its body-length, equivalent to a human clearing a 70-story building
Flea
400
Insects have structures known as simple eyes, in addition to the compound eyes they use to see. The simple eyes are used for this.
Detecting light
400
This type of ant is said to have the most painful sting in the world
Bullet ant
500
The queen of a termite colony can lay up to this many eggs per day
40,000
500
These beetles that can be found in your backyard in the springtime, glow in the dark to communicate
Fireflies/lightning bugs
500
This common bug is the most dangerous insect in the world
Mosquito; they carry some deadly diseases such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever, and encephalitis
500
Hawk moth caterpillar; when threatened, it inflates its thorax, causing it to look like a snake to deter predators
500
Ants can be found on every continent... except this one
Antarctica