The natural diet of Lady Beetles consists of soft bodied insects such as aphids, spider mites, and young caterpillars. Adults can consume up to 100 aphids a day. Certain species of male butterflies produce scents that serve in attracting females during courtship. The Giant cricket of Africa enjoys eating human hair.
Honeybees have hair on their eyes.
The only insect that can turn its head 360 degrees is the praying mantis. Scientists have identified more than 300 viruses capable of bringing fatal diseases to insects. The organisms are believed to be entirely different than those that cause disease in humans, and are thus harmless to man. A housefly beats its wings about 20,000 times per minute. Small cockroaches are more likely to die on their backs than large cockroaches.