Insects And Bugs - Facts for Kids

Bees use their antennae to “smell” each other’s emotions!

Some dung beetles dig tunnels under dung piles and stash extra dung underground — like a pantry — so they have food in dry times or when dung is hard to find.

Some firefly baby-beetles are super picky snack hunters — they only chase slime-trail snails or water snails they like best!

The largest bee in the world is Wallace’s giant bee, which is as big as your thumb!

Some people are working to develop more friendly methods of silk production that don’t harm the silkworms!