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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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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Flies are deaf.
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When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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The pea aphid insect explodes itself thereby sacrificing its life to protect its relatives from predators.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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Scientists say that a 'zombie apocalypse' is actually possible based on the recent discovery of certain brain parasites. But as of now, these parasites only affect bugs.
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