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Dj Quiva


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Like or hate bugs here are 31 facts about them you did not know.

1) Some ants farm caterpillars like we farm sheep and cows.

2) Spiders can produce several different types of silk.

3) Ants (and bees and wasps) use their antennae to taste their food before they eat it.

4) Golden Orb-Weaver Spiders build webs that are big and strong enough to catch small birds.

5) There are 8 times as many beetle species as there are fish, amphibian, reptile, bird and mammal species put together.

6) The Sydney Funnel-web can survive for many hours under water.

7) Only the female wasps have stings (not all species of wasp sting).

8) A single German ****roach is capable of producing 20,000 offspring a year.

9) Large Fire Ant colonies can contain up to 100,000 individuals.

10) The Giant Agrippa Moth from South America has a wingspan of 30 cm.


Source: HERE
-- Edited by Jollyjo at 05:05, 2008-07-28

-- Edited by Dj_Rubbut at 08:36, 2008-08-01

-- Edited by Dj_Rubbut at 13:22, 2008-08-09

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