Insects And Bugs - Facts for Kids

Firefly larvae often live in rotting wood or underground, helping to keep soil healthy by eating small insects!

Adult fireflies don’t eat much — they live off fat stored during their larval stage!

Some trap-jaw ants can launch themselves backward by firing their jaws against the ground, jumping eight times their body length!

Spiders can learn from experience — if they build a web that doesn’t catch many insects, they’ll try a different design!

On warm summer nights, fireflies shine and flicker faster, because their light-making reaction speeds up when it’s warm!