“Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.” - T. H. White
Some interesting fun facts about insects – courtesy of Facebook pages ‘Wildest Facts’, ‘Strangest Facts’, ‘David Attenborough’ etc… However, I do not know if they are true. Some of them sound really incredible.
Found only near Australia, this giant insect — often called the "Tree Lobster" — is one of the world's greatest conservation success stories.
Growing up to 6 inches (15 cm) long, it once lived on Lord Howe Island. After invasive rats arrived in 1918, the species disappeared and was believed to be extinct for more than 80 years.
Then, in 2001, scientists made an astonishing discovery: a tiny population was surviving on Ball's Pyramid, a steep volcanic sea stack about 23 km (14 miles) from Lord Howe Island.
Unlike many stick insects, the Lord Howe Stick Insect is relatively heavy-bodied and spends its nights climbing shrubs to feed on leaves.
Today, captive breeding programs and habitat restoration are giving this incredible insect a chance to return to its native island after coming back from the brink of extinction. – A Facebook post by ‘Wild Secrets’
Its stunning galaxy-like colors and scorpion-shaped tail help make it one of the most eye-catching caterpillars in nature. – A Facebook post by R’Randon Facts’
The venom does not stay where it lands, either. It travels. Up the arm. Into the chest. Along the lymph nodes. That spreading fire is why emergency rooms have logged cases where doctors initially suspected cardiac events or kidney stones — not a caterpillar smaller than a thumb.
The puss caterpillar is not the deadliest creature in the forest. But it might be the most dishonest. It borrowed the softness of something safe and built an entire arsenal underneath it. Nature does not always warn with fangs and colors. Sometimes the most loaded thing in the room looks like something worth picking up. The most dangerous disguise is the one that asks to be touched. – A Facebook post by ‘Plant Care Today’
In one study, scientists placed sugar water under a clear plastic sheet with a string attached. They trained a few bees to pull the string to get the treat. Then they brought in new bees to watch.
More than 60% of the observer bees learned to pull the string and get the sugar water themselves. They copied what they had seen. This is called social learning — something once thought to be limited to larger animals.
It turns out that even tiny insects can learn from each other. And that changes how we see their intelligence. - A Facebook post ‘General Knowlledge’
The overlooked part is how an entire food chain can react to disturbed ground.
When buried organic matter decomposes, it can alter the soil’s temperature, structure, and nutrient balance. In parts of the Balkans, mugwort suddenly grew in dense patches over suspected mass graves, creating ideal habitat for blue butterflies associated with the plant.
To an untrained observer, the result looked almost peaceful: wild greenery covered in flickering blue wings. To forensic specialists, it could signal a geophysical anomaly worth examining more closely.
The butterflies did not magically locate bodies, and their presence alone proved nothing. Similar plant growth can follow any buried organic material. But when combined with aerial imagery, ground-penetrating radar, soil surveys, witness testimony, and excavation, the unusual concentration became one more clue in a much larger investigation.
It is a grim example of ecological cause and effect. Concealment changes the soil, the soil changes the plants, and the plants summon the insects.
The ground may be silent, but the life growing above it can still testify. – A Facebook post by ‘Strange Facts’
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