When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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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.
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The katydid bug hears through holes in its hind legs!
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The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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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 pea aphid insect explodes itself thereby sacrificing its life to protect its relatives from predators.
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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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