Facts about our topic

Did you know?

• The fastest known insect is a dragonfly that has been clocked at 58 kilometres an hour!
• The heaviest insect in the world is the Goliath beetle from Africa. A big male can weigh up to 100 grams.
• A cockroach can live without its head for up to nine days. Yuk!
• Houseflies usually take off backwards!
• Houseflies taste with their feet - they even have taste buds on them. Maybe that's why they love walking on jam?
• Some wasps sleep while hanging by their teeth. They can hibernate like this for months.
• Insects are the most numerous and successful creatures on the planet.
• Insects make up approximately 80% of the total number of creatures on Earth.