Fun Facts – Insects, Bees & Bugs

• A snail can sleep for three years.
• A snail’s reproductive organs are in its head.
• The average housefly lives for one month.
• A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.
• A dragonfly can spot an insect moving 33 feet away.
• The blood of insects is yellow, green or blue due to lack of hemoglobin.
• The largest cockroach on record is one measured at 3.81 inches in length.
• Honeybees have hair on their eyes.
• A bee must visit several thousand flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
• In order to collect enough nectar for a pound of honey, a honeybee will travel an average of 43,000 miles.