The Jewel Wasp injects a drug into a cockroach’s brain, turns it into a zombie, rides it like a horse back to its burrow, and then lets its hatched larvae feed on the cockroaches body from the inside.
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Skittles and jellybeans contain crushed insect cocoons which are used to coat the candies to give them that special shine.
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When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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