* The weight of all Americans is less than one fiftieth of the insects, earthworms, and spiders in the United States.*Insects date back to over 300 million years!

* Based on various sampling, the total number of insect species is between 15 and 30 million.

* Some female cockroaches are devoted mothers, carrying their offspring in little pouches like kangaroos. One species even nourishes her young in the uterus with a milk rich in protein, carbohydrates, and fat.

 

 

*Beetles make up the largest order of living things with about 290,000 species known worldwide. Approximately 27,000 can be found in North America.

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