Insects And Bugs - Facts for Kids

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Random Facts About Insects And Bugs For Kids

Scorpions are not insects — they are arachnids, which means they have eight legs just like spiders!

Ladybugs start digesting their food outside their bodies by releasing special juices that break down their prey, like aphids. Then, they suck up the softened food and finish digesting it inside their bodies!

Scientists have discovered over 5,000 different species of ladybugs around the world!

A silkworm’s brain is about the size of a pinhead but controls all its complex (hard to understand) silk-making abilities!

Mother wolf spiders carry their egg sac behind them and can tell if it’s been switched with another one!