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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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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When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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Placing alcohol on a scorpion's back will make it go crazy and fatally sting itself.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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The pea aphid insect explodes itself thereby sacrificing its life to protect its relatives from predators.
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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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