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.
There is an average of 50,000 spiders per acre in green areas. Fleas can jump more than 200 times their body length. Crickets don't chirp by rubbing their legs together, they make the noise by rubbing their wings together. This longevity can be attributed in part to the sheltered and pampered life of the royal egg layer. Between 20,000 and 60,000 bees live in a single hive.