Insects And Bugs - Facts for Kids

The largest ant colony ever discovered stretched 6,000 kilometers (3,750 miles) from Italy to Spain, containing billions of ants!

When a new queen bee is born, she makes a special “piping” sound to announce her arrival!

Fireflies are also called lightning bugs, but they’re not actually bugs either — true bugs belong to a different group of insects!

Certain ant species create special food storage rooms with antimicrobial coatings to prevent their food from spoiling!

A bee’s tongue, called a proboscis, can be as long as their entire body when fully extended!