FUN FACTS TO IMPRESS THE KIDS:

I got this information from the Parents June 2009 magazine and loved the information so I thought that I would share it with you bloggers. LADYBUGS: Wings beat 85 times per second. If one lands on your hand, consider yourself scentsational: Ladybugs have organs on their feet to help them smell. STINKBUGS: Watch out: Like the skunk, the stinkbug sprays foul-smelling substances in self-defense. WHIRLIGIG BEETLES: (sorry no photo) They live in rivers and streams and has divided eyes that allow it to see above and below the surface at the same time. WATER SPIDERS: Spend their entire lives under water in an air bubble they've spun from silk. BORNEO WALKING STICK: The longest insects. It's been known to grow more than 22 inches long! ISOPODS: Also known as potato bugs, roly-poly bugs- rolled up into a small ball when disturbed. ANTS: Can lift up to 50 times and drag up to 30 times their weight. And their brains are the largest in the animal kingdom, in proportion to the size of their bodies. HERCULES BEETLE: About the size of a mouse, the beetle can carry 850 times its own body weight, making it the world's strongest creature.