Insects And Bugs - Facts for Kids

Common buckeye butterfly with colorful eyespot wing pattern perched on yellow flower.

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Random Facts About Insects And Bugs For Kids

Baby ladybugs are called larvae, and they look completely different from their parents!

Leaf insects belong to the family Phylliidae, which comes from the Greek word “phyllon” meaning leaf!

Some orb-weaver spiders can grow up to 1.1 inches (2.8 cm) in body length — about the size of your thumb!

The smallest scorpion in the world is the Typhlochactas mitchelli from Mexico, measuring only 8.5 millimeters long, about the size of a paper clip!

Habitat & Survival

Ladybugs can live almost anywhere there are plants and insects to eat!