Insects And Bugs - Facts for Kids

Behavior & Intelligence

Ants leave trails of chemicals called pheromones to help other ants find food sources!

Life Cycle

Fireflies go through complete metamorphosis, changing from egg to larva to pupa to adult!

Some desert ants have special silver hairs that reflect sunlight and help keep them cool!

Butterflies have about 6,000 tiny lenses (ommatidia) in each eye, helping them see in almost every direction at once!

Certain ant species can detect and avoid areas where their colony members have died by sensing special chemical warnings!