Insects And Bugs - Facts for Kids

Lightning bugs create their light through a chemical reaction called bioluminescence, which happens in a special organ in their abdomen!

All ants in a colony work together like a superorganism, which means they function as one big living thing!

Ladybugs can smell with their feet as well as their antennae!

The honeybee’s stinger is actually a modified egg-laying organ, which is why only female bees can sting!

Silkworms breathe through tiny holes along their sides called spiracles (breathing holes), which connect to tubes that carry air deep inside their bodies!