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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The katydid bug hears through holes in its hind legs!
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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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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Flies are deaf.
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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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When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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