Insects And Bugs - Facts for Kids

There are more butterfly species than bird and mammal species combined!

Some water striders can leave a drying pond by walking — or flying if they have wings — to find new water. But most water striders don’t live well on land, so they only try this when their pond dries up.

Silkworms can survive on other plants besides mulberry, but they produce the best silk when eating mulberry leaves!

Ant larvae can produce up to four different types of silk, each with special properties for different colony needs!

Some spiders take up to three years to reach maturity, molting many times along the way!