Skittles and jellybeans contain crushed insect cocoons which are used to coat the candies to give them that special shine.
9
The pea aphid insect explodes itself thereby sacrificing its life to protect its relatives from predators.
3
Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
8
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.
6
Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
12
Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
9
Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
5