Fun Facts – Insects, Bees & Bugs
- A snail can sleep for three years.
- A snail’s reproductive organs are in its head.
- The average housefly lives for one month.
- A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.
- A dragonfly can spot an insect moving 33 feet away.
- The blood of insects is yellow, green or blue due to lack of hemoglobin.
- The largest cockroach on record is one measured at 3.81 inches in length.
- Honeybees have hair on their eyes.
- A bee must visit several thousand flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
- In order to collect enough nectar for a pound of honey, a honeybee will travel an average of 43,000 miles.