Random Insect Facts

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    Cuddle Death
    Cuddle Death
    Once the Queen is deemed unfit to serve due to old age or disease, worker bees form a tight cluster around her until she dies from overheating, a process known as "cuddle death."
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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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    Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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    The katydid bug hears through holes in its hind legs!
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    Tree Lobster
    Tree Lobster
    The Tree Lobster, once thought to be extinct, is an insect that can grow to the size of a human hand, and it can only be found on a small island of rock that is Ball's Pyramid, Australia.
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    When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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    Ant Graveyard
    Ant Graveyard
    Ants have graveyards.
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    The Firefly Is Not a Fly
    The firefly is not actually a fly, but a beetle.
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