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

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Random Facts About Insects And Bugs For Kids

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Dung beetles belong to the superfamily Scarabaeoidea, and there are more than 7,000 different species of these fascinating insects living across the world!

A bee’s brain is only about the size of a sesame seed, but it can perform complex calculations about flowers and navigation!

Some water‑strider species are in danger when people fill in or drain ponds, streams, and wetlands — because those water bodies are their homes.

Some spiders build waterproof nests underwater, filled with air bubbles where they can live and hunt!

Some butterflies migrate over 3,000 miles (4,828 kilometers) each year, despite never having made the journey before!