Cool Facts About Mosquitoes

Cool Facts About Mosquitoes:
A mosquito sucking blood. Few animals on Earth evoke the antipathy that mosquitoes do. Their itchy, irritating bites and nearly ubiquitous presence can ruin a backyard barbecue or a hike in the woods. They have an uncanny ability to sense our murderous intentions, taking flight and disappearing milliseconds before a fatal swat. And in our bedrooms, the persistent, whiny hum of their buzzing wings can wake the soundest of sleepers.

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Monarch Butterfly Facts

Monarch Butterfly Facts:
Massive migrations of monarch butterflies along the California-Mexico coast can take these airborne insects over 3,000 miles (4,828 kilometers).

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Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Facts

Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Facts:
Madagascar hissing cockroaches hiss by exhaling air through breathing holes, a unique trait among insects. This insect looks—and sounds—like anything but a run-of-the-mill roach. Madagascar hissing cockroaches are one of many fascinating animal species to hail from the island of Madagascar.

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Unbelievable Facts About Locust

Unbelievable Facts About Locust:
Some locusts are solitary insects, while some congregate into thick, ravenous swarms. A plague of locusts is a devastating natural disaster. These infestations have been feared and revered throughout history. Unfortunately, they still wreak havoc today.

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Amazing Facts About Hornets

Amazing Facts About Hornets:
Hornets eat leaves and tree sap but are also accomplished predators, feeding on flies, bees, and other insects.

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Lightning Bug Fun Facts

Lightning Bug Fun Facts:
A familiar sight on hot summer nights, each firefly flashes its light in a pattern unique to its subspecies.

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Egyptian Giant Solpugid Facts

Egyptian Giant Solpugid Facts:
Despite some media reports, these arachnids are not half the size of a full-grown man. They are big though, reaching about 6 six inches (15 centimeters) in length.

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Interesting Facts About Deer Ticks

Interesting Facts About Deer Ticks:
Feared for their ability to transmit Lyme disease, adult deer ticks grow only to about the size of a sesame seed. The loathsome deer tick, now known as the black-legged tick, is defined more by the disease it spreads than by its own characteristics. These blood-sucking members of the arachnid family were vaulted into the public consciousness in the mid-1970s when it was discovered that they are the primary (and possibly only) transmitters, or vectors, for Lyme disease.

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Amazing Cicada Facts

Amazing Cicada Facts:
There are more than 1,500 species of cicada, but one of the best known is the periodical cicada that emerges from the ground every seventeen years.

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Black Widow Spider Facts

Black Widow Spider Facts:
Notorious for their bloodthirsty courtship, black widow spiders are identified by the colored markings on their black bodies.

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