{"id":354,"date":"2018-07-17T13:08:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T13:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/natgeokids.com?p=354"},"modified":"2021-07-05T11:12:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T11:12:15","slug":"15-facts-about-bugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/au\/discover\/animals\/insects\/15-facts-about-bugs\/","title":{"rendered":"25 cool things about bugs!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Here at National Geographic Kids, we love bugs! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And it seems we&#8217;re not the only ones &#8211; wildlife presenter <strong>Chris Packham<\/strong> chatted to us about all things bugs&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Chris-packham-big-bugs.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18611 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Chris-packham-big-bugs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Chris-packham-big-bugs.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Chris-packham-big-bugs-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I was a child, at the front gate of my parents\u2019 house was a bush which was the home to the most beautiful <strong>ladybirds<\/strong>. I would stand on the wall and catch ladybirds of all different colours,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My favourite bug is the<strong>\u00a0Hornet<\/strong>.&#8221; Chris tells us. &#8220;They&#8217;re fantastic insect predators. Watch them hunting, they are like aerial tigers. Equally they are very beautiful with their patterning and colouring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s really important for kids to explore the bug life in their garden because it\u2019s been proven that being connected to nature makes you happier.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Shockingly, new research from <em>intu Shopping Centres<\/em> found that <strong>one<\/strong> in<strong> six<\/strong> kids hasn&#8217;t seen a bug in<strong> six months<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yikes! Come on\u00a0gang, we&#8217;re going to find out what makes insects so amazing, in our 25 cool facts about bugs!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Facts about bugs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong> A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/discover\/animals\/insects\/ladybird-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ladybird<\/strong><\/a> might eat more than 5,000 insects in its lifetime!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2909 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-4.jpg\" alt=\"Facts about bugs\" width=\"635\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-4.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-4-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2)<\/strong> <strong>Fruit flies<\/strong> were the first living creatures to be sent into space.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3)<\/strong> <strong>Dragonflies<\/strong> have been on earth for 300 million years!<\/p>\n<p><strong>4) <\/strong>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/discover\/animals\/insects\/honey-bees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>bee<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s wings beat 190 times a second, that\u2019s 11,400 times a minute.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Bee-Flying-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-95578\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Bee-Flying-1.jpg\" alt=\"25 cool things about bugs!\" width=\"635\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Bee-Flying-1.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Bee-Flying-1-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>5)\u00a0<\/strong>The <strong>stag beetle<\/strong> is the largest species of insect to be found in the UK.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6)\u00a0Caterpillars<\/strong> have 12 eyes!<\/p>\n<p><strong>7)<\/strong> One <a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/discover\/animals\/insects\/dung-beetle-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>dung beetle<\/strong><\/a> can drag 1,141 times its weight &#8211; that&#8217;s like a human pulling six double-decker buses!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2908 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-3.jpg\" alt=\"Facts about bugs\" width=\"635\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-3.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-3-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>8)<\/strong> A single <a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/slider\/10-facts-honey-bees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>honeybee<\/strong><\/a> colony can produce around 100kg of honey each year &#8211; that&#8217;s 220 jars!<\/p>\n<p><strong>9)<\/strong> An <strong>ant-eating assassin bug<\/strong> piles its victims onto its body to scare predators.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10)<\/strong> Large groups of <strong>fireflies<\/strong> sometimes flash in unison.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2907 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-2.jpg\" alt=\"Facts about bugs\" width=\"635\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-2.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-2-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>11)<\/strong> To breathe underwater, the <strong>water <a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/discover\/animals\/general-animals\/scorpion-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">scorpion<\/a><\/strong> uses a snorkel-like tube on its abdomen.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Did you know that we have a FREE downloadable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/au\/primary-resource\/make-a-bug-hotel-primary-resource\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Make a bug hotel&#8217; primary resource<\/a>? Great for teachers, homeschoolers and parents alike!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>12)<\/strong>\u00a0There are\u00a036 species of <strong>dragonfly<\/strong>\u00a0found in the UK.<\/p>\n<p><strong>13) Bulldog <a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/discover\/animals\/insects\/ant-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ants<\/a><\/strong> can leap seven times the length of their bodies!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2911 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-6.jpg\" alt=\"Facts about bugs\" width=\"635\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-6.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-6-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>14)<\/strong> <strong>Mosquitos<\/strong> are attracted to smelly feet!<\/p>\n<p><strong>15)<\/strong> Some male <strong>stoneflies<\/strong> do push-ups to attract a mate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>16) Butterflies<\/strong> taste with their feet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>17)<\/strong> <strong>Grasshoppers<\/strong> have special <em>organs<\/em> in their hind legs that store energy for jumping.<\/p>\n<p><strong>18)<\/strong>\u00a0A <strong>hornet<\/strong>\u2019s favourite food is a\u2026<strong>bee<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>19)<\/strong> The <strong>red postman butterfly<\/strong> develops its own poison by eating toxic plants!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2906 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-1.jpg\" alt=\"Facts about bugs\" width=\"635\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-1.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-1-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>20)<\/strong> A <strong>sea skater&#8217;s<\/strong> leg hair traps air, enabling it to float on water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>21)\u00a0Grasshoppers<\/strong> existed before dinosaurs!<\/p>\n<p><strong>22)<\/strong>\u00a0<b>Ladybirds\u00a0<\/b>sometimes\u00a0<strong>play dead\u00a0<\/strong>to avoid predators.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ladybird-facts-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18543 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ladybird-facts-5.jpg\" alt=\"lady bird on a blade of grass\" width=\"635\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ladybird-facts-5.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ladybird-facts-5-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>23)\u00a0Damselflies<\/strong> have been on earth for more than 300 million years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>24)\u00a0Greater water boatmen<\/strong> breathe through their bottom!<\/p>\n<p><strong>25)<\/strong> Male <strong>giraffe weevils<\/strong> use their long necks to fight each other.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2910 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-5.jpg\" alt=\"Facts about bugs\" width=\"635\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-5.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Facts-about-bugs-5-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6>Photos: Getty Images UK.<\/h6>\n<h2>Look for bugs in the garden!<\/h2>\n<p>There are lots of exciting things you can find if you go on a bug safari in your garden!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can find everything from ladybirds, bees and beetles, such as the stag beetle,&#8221; says Chris Packham.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What\u2019s also great about your insects in your backyard is that there are seasonal changes and you can always find something new.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Wow! If you want to go exploring in your garden, you can use our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/primary-resource\/insect-safari-science-primary-resource\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">insect safari primary resource<\/a> to help you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">What do you think to these cool facts about bugs? Let us know by leaving a comment, below!<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here at National Geographic Kids, we love bugs! And it seems we&#8217;re not the only ones &#8211; wildlife presenter Chris Packham chatted to us about all things bugs&#8230; &#8220;When I was a child, at the front gate of my parents\u2019 house was a bush which was the home to the most beautiful ladybirds. 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