Incredible Bugs

Incredible Bugs — page 1 — THE VOOD00 WASP HAS GOT TO BE THE EERIEST TOOL USER EVER ITS TOOL IS NOT A STONE OR A STICK IT S A LIVING

Incredible Bugs — page 2 — CONTENTS SMARTEST INSECTS AND BUGS CLEVER GETTING THE MESSAGE SPECIAL SENSES SUPER ATHLETES ESCAPE ARTISTS BRILLIANT BUILDERS WEBMAKERS TEAMWORK TOOL USERS JOURNEY INSECTS THE BEST OF THE BEST SPECIAL SKILLS INDEX 30

Incredible Bugs — page 3 — SMARTEST INSECTS AND BUGS Insects and bugs are so small that they it may be hard to believe they are clever But some insects and bugs are very very clever indeed And they have special skills and characteristics that help them to survive Prepare to be amazed Here s a taste of just how amazing they are before we even move on to the really clever stuff NOISY Cicadas above are super loud They can emit a sound of 10 decibels at 20 inches so centimeters Multitudes of male cicadas create the penetrating sound by vibrating membranes on their abdomens The noise helps the cicadas drive off predators and the sounds vary according to species BIG BUGS The largest bug is the giant scarab beetle left which also goes by the appropriate names of elephant beetle goliath beetle titan beetle and rhinoceros beetle This giant is as big as a quarter pound burger

Incredible Bugs — page 4 — SAN FASTEST FLIERS It's hard to measure how fast an insect flies But the fastest is thought to be the desert locust above which reaches more than 21 miles per hour 33 kilometers per hour Com earworm moths and deer botflies also race through the air So do many dragonflies FAIRY LIGHTS Many insects and bugs are bioluminescent This means they glow in the dark as do glowworms and fireflies left There are chemicals in the firefly s lower abdomen that shine yellow green or pale red The forest can light up at twilight as if with fairy lights when thousands of fireflies try to attract mates or lure

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