Insect facts that will totally bug you out
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Loading... - Drew Hamilton
- 19 Sep 2022
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How many different species of insects have been discovered and named? What insect can lift up to 5,000 times its own body weight? And are you aware that the first animal in space was actually a fruit fly? Yes, the history of the bug is an amazing one, and there's still so much we don't know about the insect world. But the following facts will totally bug you out!
Click through and learn more about these creepy crawlies.
Life on Earth
Insects can boast an impressive timeline, having been present on Earth for about 350 million years. Humans have only trodden the planet for 300,000 years.
Long-term resident
Among the insects that have called Earth home for the longest are dragonflies. They've been on the planet for 300 million years.
Traveling the silk road
The silkworm is one of the world's most economically important insects, being a primary producer of silk. But did you known that over 2,000 silkworm cocoons are required to produce 450 grams (1lb) of silk?
