Thursday, 16 February 2012
More Insect & Invertebrate Facts
- A cockroach can live for up to nine days...without it's head!
- A head louse can change its appearance to match the colour of the hair in which it is living.
- A flea can jump more than 100 times its own height
- Some mosquitoes can beat heir wings more than 600 times a second
- Midges currently hold the world record for the fastest beating wings of any creature on earth, with over 1000 beats per second
- Rather than use their mouths to create a noise, most insects use their wings or rub their legs together to create sounds for communciating with other insects.
- Some worms have as many as ten hearts
- A slug has four noses
- Snails can sleep for three years
- When they feel threatened, a slug will emit a thick mucus coating for protection