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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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| 1 |
A group of ants is called a colony, an army, or a swarm. |
Nature > Insects |
07/10/09 |
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| 2 |
A group of butterflies is called a rabble, among other names. |
Nature > Insects |
07/10/09 |
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| 3 |
Bees feed on nectar and pollen. |
Nature > Insects |
06/20/08 |
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| 4 |
Butterflies taste with their feet. |
Nature > Insects |
08/15/08 |
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| 5 |
Click beetles are so named because of the clicking noise they make when they are on their backs and throw themselves in the air in an effort to land on their feet. |
Nature > Insects |
10/02/08 |
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| 6 |
Lady Bugs are beneficial in the garden because they are predators that eat aphids, spider mites and other insects. |
Nature > Insects |
09/22/08 |
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| 7 |
Lady bugs are in the Coleoptera order. |
Nature > Insects |
09/19/08 |
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| 8 |
Large insects that make their hives in wood, measuring nearly 1 inch in length and resembling bumblebees in both size and appearance are called Carpenter Bees. |
Nature > Insects |
09/17/08 |
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| 9 |
The heaviest insect in the world is the Goliath Beetle. |
Nature > Insects |
05/15/08 |
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