Insects And Bugs - Facts for Kids

Butterflies taste with their feet, which have special sensors that can detect sugars in nectar!

Before rolling away, some dung beetles climb on top of their dung ball and do a little spin — like checking the sky with a compass — so they know which way to go!

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

If you see a bee, stay calm and slowly walk away — running or swatting may make them defensive!

Ballooning spiders can travel through the air for hundreds of miles by releasing strands of silk that catch the wind!