As 2018 came to an end, we always like to take a few moments and reflect on the past year. 2018 has been one of the most memorable, fun and generally just successful. Plus this past year had several big ‘firsts’.
Did You Know??
Dragonflies are capable of flying sixty miles per hour.
Mosquitoes have killed more humans than all the wars in history.
A flea can jump about two hundred times the length of their body, which is about thirteen inches.
Certain types of grasshoppers and crickets have their ears on their front legs.
A cockroach can live nine days without eating. This is also the same amount of time that the body of a cockroach can live after its head has been cut off before it eventually dies from starvation.
Houseflies can taste with their feet – they have taste buds on them.
During the average lifetime, a person consumes about seventy insects and ten spiders during their sleep.
The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
An ant is capable of lifting fifty times its own weight and is capable pulling thirty times its own weight.
The rhinoceros beetle is the strongest animal and is capable of lifting 850 times its own weight.