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Water fleas have the unique ability to grow defensive armor

The Giant Redheaded Centipede looks just like its name would you lead you to think. They are found in Australia (of course) as well as parts of the southwestern United States. I am sure you have seen centipedes before, but this particular centipede can reach lengths measuring twenty centimeters in length, and can have as many as twenty three pairs of legs.

You don't hear about the Swiss Army too often. I'll be honest. I wasn't entirely sure the Swiss even had an army. It turns out that they do, though, and they're currently fighting the battle to end all battles. While the Swiss tend to stay neutral in most wars, this is one in which they simply couldn't stand aside as innocent human lives were ruined and upright citizens were tortured to within an inch of their lives. So, who is this dastardly foe I speak of? They're the most feared empire on the planet�bedbugs! Bedbugs have invaded the dormitories of the Swiss Army

Human ears are pretty amazing instruments, but, apparently, compared to insect ears

This is a rather difficult question to answer, and one that scientists have been working on for a very long time. For one thing what do we mean by "intelligent?" Secondly, insects are so very different from us humans that it makes it very hard to actually study how advanced traits such as problem solving, advanced communication, memory, and social skills are in them. The closest scientists have come so far in being able to evaluate an insect's intelligence

For those who are constantly bothered by these blood-suckers, the thought of being able to kill millions of them must sound like s dream come true. Well, one woman actually did it for a contest held n Taiwan. Huang Yuyen, a pig farmer from Taiwan, was able to kill over 4 million mosquitos

Researchers have been given a grant by the Department of the Navy to build a cyborg of a locust

Let's be honest. Wasps are scary

For the most part when people see insects in their garden they know it's time to get out the pesticide and prepare for battle. However, you might want to take a second glance at what kind of insects have settled in your garden before you attack because there are certain insect species that will prove helpful in keeping those bad insects away