Insects And Bugs - Facts for Kids

Silkworm silk is super strong — scientists can make it even stronger than spider silk by spinning it in special ways!

Bees can fly up to 5 miles (8 kilometers) away from their hive to find flowers, but they usually stay within 2 miles (3.22 kilometers)!

Honeybees eat about 14 to 27 kilograms (30 to 60 pounds) of honey each year to keep their colony strong and healthy!

Baby silkworms are called larvae (babies) or caterpillars, and they’re only about 2–3 millimeters long when they first hatch (come out of their eggs) — that’s smaller than a grain of rice!

Ladybugs prefer to lay their eggs near colonies of aphids to ensure their babies have food when they hatch!